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Category Archives: Double Centuries
Davis Double Century – Resurrection rest stop
Davis Bike Club member Diane Richter, right, pours water onto a rider to cool him off at the Resurrection rest stop at mile 136 of the Davis Double Century near the Colusa County line on Highway 20 on Saturday afternoon.
The 43rd annual Davis Double Century was held on Saturday, May 19. The afternoon temperatures ranged in the mid-80′s, and when riders arrived at the Resurrection rest stop on Highway 20, many were getting quite hot. Using a variety of methods including a garden sprinkler can, a hose, a spray bottle and ice-filled tube socks, volunteers helped cool the riders.
Morgan Territory rest stop time-lapse video, DMD
It’s an amazing sight to watch a rest stop at a cycling event take shape. It seems almost like a Flash Mob, but with a purpose. A group of volunteers converge on a location, set up tents, tables and coolers. Slowly riders start to arrive, then in a flash the rest stop is jammed full. Soon it empties out and the volunteers pack up their supplies and move on, leaving little to indicate they were there other than footprints and tire tracks. Above is a time-lapse video of the Morgan Territory rest stop on the Devil Mountain Double Century on Saturday morning, April 28. It compresses 3 hours and 16 minutes into one minute 17 seconds.
Posted from Livermore, California, United States.
Devil Mountain Double Century staff ride
The Devil Mountain Double Century staff ride took place last Saturday, April 21. It was a hot day and a challenging ride, but well worth the effort. Scott Halverson and the Quackcyclists put on an amazing show of force to get the riders through the course. This is a video of highlights from the ride. If you are planning to do Devil Mountain Double Century this Saturday, have a great ride and I’ll see you at the Morgan Territory rest stop.
And, as always, thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the music titled, “Noble Race” from his website, www.incompetech.com. The music is used under the Creative Commons license.
Posted from San Ramon, California, United States.
Upcoming events, weekend rides
Riders take the ramp descending off the Hazel Avenue bridge on the American River bike trail.
If you are still looking for a ride to do tomorrow, the “Bike around the Buttes” is still open. In its 27th year, this event is a benefit ride for the Yuba-Sutter Childrens Type 1 Diabetes Support Group & Resource Center with all proceeds being used locally and for a variety of programs for diabetes in the Yuba-Sutter community.
On Sunday, April 22, there is a Tireside Chat Guest Lecture and Book Launch with Author Matt Biers-Ariel at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame at 303 3rd Street in Davis. His book is titled, “The Bar Mitzvah and the Beast.”
If you are looking further down the road, the California Bicycle Coalition has posted their bimonthly selection of “…the state’s most interesting rides, routes and bike-related events.” Included in the list is the ever popular Chico Wildflower Century Ride on next Sunday, April 29, which is sponsored by Chico Velo Cycling Club.
And, this Saturday is the Devil Mountain Double Century staff ride, which is where I will be. I will post pictures and video next week from the ride which is a precursor to the DMD ride next Saturday, April 28. And, if you noticed, the rider on the left in the picture above is wearing a DMD jersey.
Posted from Fair Oaks, California, United States.
Website posts list of 20 Yolo County bike rides
The Yolo County Visitors Bureau has added a new page to their website with a list of 20 bike rides on various routes throughout Yolo County. The routes include Davis, Woodland, Clarksburg, the Capay Valley and more. There’s even a route from Davis to the Martinez Amtrak station, a ride I’ve always wanted to do. Another of the rides goes up Cantelow Hill, which is featured in the photo above taken by Martin Christian.
The page has brief descriptions of the rides with links to an interactive map created on the Ride with GPS website which includes cue sheets and elevation profiles. They were created by members of the Davis Bike Club. the visitors bureau and the DBC plan to collaborate on adding future routes to the page.
“We also intent to add routes from events that are held in our area, such as the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Gran Fondo, the LiveStrong Challenge and the Davis Double Century,” said Alan Humason, Executive Director of the YCVB in a prepared statement.
Most of the rides start in Davis and Winters and there are options for all skill levels, Humason added.
Posted from Vacaville, California, United States.
Knoxville Double Century – Lake Hennessey rest stop
I volunteered on Saturday at rest stop #5 of the Knoxville Double Century. I made a time-lapse video of action at the rest stop from the initial setting up which began at 2 p.m. until the tear down at 8:30 p.m. after the last rider had passed through. The Knoxville double is one of two hosted by the Quackcyclists. To learn more about double centuries in California, check out the California Triple Crown website. For a good idea of what it is like to ride this double century, check out the video posted by Knoxville DC rider Stan Tsang here
Posted from St Helena, California, United States.