Triple Crown Breakfast

[Veronica]

Yes I went. It was fun. Breakfast was quite good.

If it's your first year you get recognized. I wish I had known I'd also have to talk, so I could have been better prepared. And they give you a water bottle.

They gave out the awards for the Stage Race Winners. The three women who won are super small and of course amazingly strong. It made me a little depressed to realize that I will never have a power to weight ratio to be competitive on the Stage Races. Thom's comment was that I should focus on actually finishing them before I think about being competitive. He's right of course.

For each of the people getting inducted into the Hall of Fame there was a background blurb shared. That was really interesting to hear about some of these people whom I've seen riding the Doubles since we started volunteering 4 years ago.

We took the motorcycle over. It was our first ride two up. It was a lot of fun. It's how amazing how slow 70 seems when you're on a bike becuase there is so much less wind at 70 than 80. I LOVE going fast. Thom only wound it up on two of the on ramps where he had good sight lines. Don't fuss Jo. He loves me and won't do anything stupid.

V.

[aka_kim]

The Pilot said you were a big hit. And he commented on how great you look (he normally never notices anything)! Congratulations, three double centuries is a huge accomplishment. Is the Hall of Fame in your future?

[Veronica]

The Pilot said you were a big hit. And he commented on how great you look (he normally never notices anything)! Congratulations, three double centuries is a huge accomplishment. Is the Hall of Fame in your future?

Thanks for the many compliments.

The Hall of Fame is a definite maybe. If my birthday 600K goes well, then PBP will be my focus for next year and the doubles will have to be fitted in around the brevet schedule. If it's terrible...I'm sticking with 200s and I'll try doing the stage races again.

At least this year the first one is a little bit easier - Mulholland.

V.

[SouthernBelle]

This sounds like a great thing.

Unfortunately, it is not apparent from your post what you are talking about.

[7rider]

This sounds like a great thing.

Unfortunately, it is not apparent from your post what you are talking about.

Yeah, Veronica.
What's the Triple Crown B'fast. What are these stage races?

[Veronica]

This sounds like a great thing.

Unfortunately, it is not apparent from your post what you are talking about.

Sorry - I worry that I go on and on...and bore people. My original reply was actually into response to Jo's question in the birthday thread. I didn't want to continue the hijack.

In California we have a series of 17 Double Centuries, 200 miles in one day. If you do three of them in a year, you get the the Triple Crown. Three of the hardest are selected each year to be stage races - they combine the time for these three rides to determine the stage race winner.

Near the end of the season there is a breakfast. First time winners (me!) are recognized, Stage race winners receive awards and people get inducted into the Hall of Fame when they have done 50 doubles.

V.

[Lise]

people get inducted into the Hall of Fame when they have done 50 doubles.

Wow. So, 3 down, 47 to go? Or had you done others before? You never bore *me* with your Triple Crown stories, V!

[7rider]

In California we have a series of 17 Double Centuries, 200 miles in one day. If you do three of them in a year, you get the the Triple Crown. Three of the hardest are selected each year to be stage races - they combine the time for these three rides to determine the stage race winner.

Near the end of the season there is a breakfast. First time winners (me!) are recognized, Stage race winners receive awards and people get inducted into the Hall of Fame when they have done 50 doubles.

V.

Way cool!
So, did you do 3 this year, or more? Were the 3 you did the 3 stage races? Is that where your win came from?