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Congratulations to everyone who has completed
at least One Double Century in 2025 shown HERE.
Even More Congratulations to the
2025 California Triple Crown Winners shown HERE.
Be a California Triple Crown Winner this year!!
HUGE Congratulations to the
2025 California Triple Crown Gold Thousand Mile Club Winners shown HERE.
Be a California Triple Crown Gold Thousand Mile Club Winner this year!!
You need to volunteer at a Double Century to be a Gold Thousand Mile Club Winner.
Click the Volunteer link next to a Double in the Calendar below.
To The California Triple Crown Family:
In order to be a more informed Double Century cyclist, we highly encourage you to join the California Triple Crown Group on Facebook HERE
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Don't stop thinking about tomorrow,
Don't stop, it'll soon be here,
It'll be better than before,
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
If you wake up and don't want to smile
If it takes just a little while
Open your eyes and look at the day
You'll see things in a different way
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Why not think about times to come?
And not about the things that you've done
If your life was bad to you
Just think what tomorrow will do
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Don’t Stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV9JJmSCiI8
Fleetwood Mac
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RESULTS OF 3 2025 DOUBLE CENTURIES POSTED
The results of the 2025 Camino Real, Solvang Spring, and Hemet Doubles have been posted HERE.
130 riders have already completed at least one Double Century this year!! What are you waiting for?
Congratulations to the 11 riders who have already completed their California Triple Crown in 2025 as shown HERE by riding 3 of these Double Centuries!!
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DEVIL MOUNTAIN DOUBLE CENTURY
XeDapViet Cycling Club is excited to host the Devil Mountain Double for the third time this year. We brought back the original 205-mile route with 20k vertical feet (the Highland route) designed by Scott Halversen. The only change is the start location. It is now starting at the Berryessa Community Center in San Jose. We also added the Lowland option to skip Mount Diablo, which reduces the elevation gain to 17,000 feet. It is still a very challenging ride!
Riders will receive CTC ride credit when completing either route. The time limit is 20 hours (4 am to midnight) for both routes. Riders may also start before 4 am.
All event details are HERE Registration is closed but for late registration, please e-mail agatsu@gmail.com
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DAVIS DOUBLE CENTURY
The Davis Double Century, organized by the Davis Bike Club, is a renowned 200-mile cycling event held annually in Northern California. The 2024 edition took place on May 18, attracting 217 finishers, including 25% first-time double century riders. The youngest finisher was 15-year-old River Bull, while the oldest was 76-year-old Greg Olsen. The fastest rider, Robert Nelson, completed the course in 10 hours and 42 minutes, setting a new record by one minute.
Route Overview
The route traverses Yolo, Napa, and Lake counties, covering approximately 194.3 miles with nearly 9,000 feet of elevation gain. Riders depart from the Veterans Memorial Center in Davis, heading northwest through Winters and around the south side of Lake Berryessa via Highway 128. The course continues through Middletown and along the east shore of Clear Lake, then east to the Capay Valley via Highways 20 and 16 before returning to Davis.
Notable Features
Climbing Profile: The route features gradual climbs, predominantly in the 6–8% range, with the most challenging sections completed before mile 150.
Dirt Section: A four-mile stretch of hard-pack gravel road offers a unique challenge for riders.
7 Rest Stops: Strategically placed rest stops providing essential support, with the first rest stop located approximately three miles before Monticello Dam
Community Impact
The Davis Double Century not only offers a challenging ride but also contributes to local communities. Proceeds from the event support various bicycle-oriented nonprofits, including The Bike Campaign, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, The Bike Collective, and NorCal Trykers.
The 56th Davis Double Century is scheduled for May 17, 2025 with new partnerships with Hammer Nutrition and Mike’s Bikes. Cyclists interested in participating can find more details and registration information on the Davis Bike Club's official website HERE.
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EASTERN SIERRA DOUBLE CENTURY
This is road bike heaven and is one of the most beautiful and spectacular of all of the California Triple Crown Rides!!
Planet Ultra shared the following:
As we imagine you've noticed, participation in double centuries has greatly diminished over the past several years. Several of the doubles are gone, and more may be cancelled this year for lack of interest.
We certainly understand that you like to "wait and see" how your training is going, or what the weather may be... But here's why we need you to sign up NOW for Eastern Sierra if you want it to happen.
Many, if not most event costs are paid at least a month in advance. Right now we have 47 registered riders. Entry fees collected so far will not cover the expenses related to obtaining local permits and the minimum charges for insuring the event (which are just TWO of the many costs related to hosting an event).
So we have to fix a deadline to make a decision whether Eastern Sierra DC is viable. The one-month-out date is April 30th. To avoid cancellation we need those of you who want Eastern Sierra to happen to SIGN UP NOW.
We will refund entry fees if we're forced to cancel. Please note: We cannot refund the RunSunUp fees; so please choose the CashPay or OffLine method if you're concerned about that.
We DO hope to reach the minimum 75 riders by the end of the month... But we need your help to do that. These events, especially the ones in more remote / more expensive venues, cannot survive without 75-100 riders. We will be unable to host doubles in the future if we can't get the numbers up. Over the years fixed costs have increased 50-100% or more. With so few riders, even increasing entry fees isn't enough as the per rider costs have skyrocketed.
We appreciate your support and understanding and hope to see the Eastern Sierra Double rider count go up in the next few days!
All event details and registration are HERE
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TERRIBLE TWO DOUBLE CENTURY
Chuck Bramwell's photos and videos from 2015 are HERE showing how absolutely awesome this ride is!!
The Santa Rosa Cycling Club shared the following:
Love the Wine Country Century and Looking for a Bigger Challenge?
Since 1976, SRCC has hosted one of the most
prestigious endurance cycling events in the country,
The Terrible Two
The 200-mile route has been modified this year with just 17,000' of climb and entirely within Sonoma County!
If that’s not your ideal ride, we offer two less-demanding route options:
The Terrific 200K: 131 miles and 11,750' of climb
The Tremendous Super Century: 122 miles and 8,400' climb
Check out the routes HERE
The time limit for the 200 mile ride has been increased to 19 hours with the option to start as early as 4am. There is no time limit for the other two rides, except to finish before the last Terrible Two riders.
Up for It? If you're looking to put a crowning achievement in your 2025 cycling logbook and have a truly memorable day on the bike, consider one of these awesome routes!
All event details and registration are at www.terribletwodouble.com
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GRAND TOUR
Please join us at this year’s LA Wheelmen Grand Tour. Some of the highlights include:
· Multiple categories of rides and rider discounts. Keeping the Grand Tour one of the most cost effective and best supported Doubles in the CTC!
· For Double-Double, Triple, and Quad riders we’ve changed the northern end of the course. You don’t have to deal with the "no shoulder" bridge crossing on the 101 anymore.
· As per usual we have the wonderful Grand Tour Café at Sarzotti Park in Ojai staffed by a fantastic group of volunteers.
· Simplified online registration process.
All event details and registration are at HERE
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In 1987, Lon Haldeman and Pete Penseyres rode Across America from Huntington Beach, California to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on a Tandem in 7 Days and 14 Hours.
Their record is still the fastest non-stop crossing of the United States by bicycle!!
On the last day, Pete was interviewed while riding on the back of the tandem:
"The important point is to set a goal just beyond your reach.
So if you do meet it, you'll feel really good about the fact that you did your best, considering the circumstances.
As opposed to just like cruising in and then two days later, you start thinking back, Gee we could have done better. There won't be any of that.
We won't have any regrets about how hard we rode. And whether we made it.
We''ve done the best we could the whole way.
And we're going to feel great tonight!!"
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We look forward to seeing and riding with everyone on the Double Centuries in 2025!!
Tony Musorafite, California Triple Crown Assistant Data Guy
Mike Sturgill, California Triple Crown Assistant Data Guy
Lynn Katano, California Triple Crown Social Director
Roland Hoffman, California Triple Crown History Guy and Assistant Data Guy
Memo Santoyo, California Triple Crown Assistant Data Guy
Charlie Irwin, California Triple Crown Software Guy
Chuck Bramwell, California Triple Crown Guy
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2026 California Triple Crown Calendar
The Rides below are for the 2026 California Triple Crown
The California Triple Crown is awarded on a Calendar Year Basis
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