200 Quest 2024: Part One
Little did I think back in the mid-80s when I did my first double-century, that I would be able to accomplish 200 doubles in my lifetime. After all, I did say "I am never doing this again", after my first one. Go figure....look at me now. As I write this, I am already over the 200 mark but they are not official " California Triple Crown " double centuries. I have completed 194 California Triple Crown Doubles. My hope is to finish the final 6 in 2024. First up for the year will be The Camino Real Double. I then hope to do Solvang, Mulholland, Tour of Two Forests or Hemet, and Grand Tour. This is the plan as I write this. CAMINO REAL DOUBLE CENTURY Like last year, I supported the event as a SAG driver. This year I worked the lunch stop. This year's event was a self-supported ride with only a lunch stop at mile 113. This was done because the course has become pretty hard to provide rider support with many areas that are on bike paths plus roads with traffic an