THE 14th ANNUAL
CENTRAL COAST DOUBLE
&
THE 6th ANNUAL
CENTRAL COAST CHALLENGE
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Course Description

The 14th annual CCD begins and ends at City Park in Paso Robles, CA. The initial portion of the route takes you over the Santa Lucia Range to Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) via Adelaida, York Mtn. and Santa Rosa Creek Road. Hope you've lubed your 39x26. Once on PCH you'll travel through the beautiful hamlets of Cambria, San Simeon, Ragged Point and Gorda as you prep for the next assault of the Santa Lucia's. Nacimiento/Ferguson Road takes you over the ridge, parallel to Mill Creek and the Nacimiento River, to within 1.5 miles of your well-deserved lunch at the De Anza Gym on Fort Hunter Liggett. After lunch you get to experience the best of the Salinas and Lockwood Valley's as you ride through Quinado, Espinosa, and Tule canyons on your relentless trek toward the two lakes of Nacimiento and San Antonio. After the rest stop at the Bradley school, enjoy the latter portions of the route as you gently climb through Hare Canyon, rocket down Indian Valley Road, and roll into the finish along River Road. This ride consist of 13,800 feet of climbing over the 209.5-mile route, making it one of the most difficult doubles on The Triple Crown schedule. The CCD will be included in the Triple Crown "Stage Race" for 2008.

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The Central Coast Challenge (CCC) will be the same route to lunch as the double with 170 miles and more than 10,500ft of climbing. After lunch the CCC will head straight to the Bradley rest stop, excluding the Lockwood loop and Interlake loop. There will be a 60 rider limit on the Central Coast Challenge.

Tour Support

There will be six rest stops, a water stop (more if the day is above normal temperature for this time of year), plus a full lunch stop. (See Elevation Chart)  There will be an after ride meal. Among the sag support and rest stop personnel that will be provided will include the Cyclonauts Mountain & Road Bicycle Club of Paso Robles. Communications around the course will be provided by HAM radio operators. Ride patches will be given to all riders upon check-in at the completion of the ride.

There will be two light drop off points. The first drop off point will be Rest Stop 4 (150 miles),  and the second is Rest Stop 5 (179 miles).

Ride Difficulty

This is one of the more difficult double centuries in the California Triple Crown Series. The Central Coast Double should not be your first attempt at riding 200+ miles, due to the nature and extent of the climbs, which become more difficult if it is a very hot day. In contrast if you have completed events such as Climb to Kaiser, Terrible Two, Heartbreak, Devil Mountain  or the Markleeville Death Ride (all passes) then this ride can be completed well within the time limit.

Time Limit

The course will officially close at midnight, a cutoff time will be imposed at the Bradley rest stop (Rest stop 5) which is at the 179-mile point, 30 miles from the finish. All riders will be required to have left this rest stop by 9:45 P.M. or you will be sagged in at that time.

After The Ride

Massage will be available after the ride.  Dee Besse'e will provide after ride massages for a fee.

There will be an after ride dinner provided by Frank Milazzo. 

Tour Rules