The Latest CampyOnlyGuy Video: Camino Real Double Century

Film and video from this past weekend's double century in SoCal:



Direct link to the video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/24KJmRZ2XhY

First Double Century of the 2014 Season

Well, the first double century that I (Campyonlyguy) will be riding is coming up this Saturday, Feb 15. It's the Camino Real DC, a 200-mile ride from Irvine, CA, to Oceanside and inland San Diego County and then back again.

Weather is looking great for this annual ride (it can get nasty out there), which will kick off my 25th season riding the California Triple Crown double century series (I'm still the only rider to have finished the CTC each of the 24 years it has been run).

Follow the Campy Onlly Twitter feed on ride day for live updates. We're at @Campyonlyguy

P.S. Apologies to all our fans, but the folding bike we'll be riding it not Campy equipped. Mea culpa.

 

Decisions, Decisions ...

Planning ahead for the 2014 randoneurring and double century season. So many rides to choose from!

Not shown on this list are a three-day ride down the California coast in the spring, and the Knoxville Fall Classic double century in September, which will cap off our 25th consecutive California Triple Crown season.

Which rides are you planning on for 2014? Let us know in the comments.

 

Campy Only and the California Triple Crown

Your faithful Campy Only Guy is still in the lead in total California Triple Crown finishes--24 consecutive years of riding at least three California double centuries.

CampyOnlyGuy at the 1989 Davis Double Century

The 2014 CTC season starts for us in February, with double centuries to be interspersed this year with  200-, 300-, 400-, and 600-kilometer brevets and a 1,000-kilometer randonee in August.

See you all on the road in 2014!

Lee Mitchell Needs Our Support

Lee Mitchell, who has supported thousands of riders on California's ultra cycling circuit, is fighting cancer.

Now, he needs our support.

Join Lee's California Triple Crown Fan Club Page and let him know how many friends he has in the cycling community.

Cards and letters of support can be sent to:

Lee Mitchell

26 Clark Ct.

Woodland, CA 95776

Lee has helped Campy Only out of a tight spot or two over the years. He's a great guy, and he has our best wishes for a successful recovery.

California Triple Crown: We Are At 22 Years and Counting!

22 years ago, Southern California rider Chuck Bramwell started a challenge series: the California Triple Crown. The rules were simple--complete at least three double centuries in one year and you became a Triple Crown finisher. The next year, the counting would start again.

Your humble CampyOnlyGuy took up the challenge that first year (1990), kicking off an unbroken string of CTC finishes. Blazing heat, freezing cold, pouring rain ... even illness tried to stop us, but we rode on. And 22 years later, we're still going strong. No other rider has completed every single CTC season.

The CTC season will begin for us again in February with the Camino Real Double Century. Come back to this blog for photos and reports.