For 2004, the cycling gods once again smiled on the intrepid participants in the Terrible Two Double Century, a 200-mile journey through Northern California that features miles of steep climbing (16,000 vertical feet in all) and some of the most gorgeous scenery to e found anywhere.  Last year, temperatures peaked at around 118 degrees ("thermal meltdown," in the words of one survivor), but this year, the hottest part of the day was no more than 90 degrees--almost balmy for this course.

Our hosts, the Santa Rosa Cycling Club, once again outdid themselves.  From the ice-cold water at every stop to the carefully prepared cups of m&ms at the last rest stop, everything about the support was top-notch.  These folks know how to put on a great ride.

Below, Campy Only's ride cam photos and videos from the ride.  As always, if you would like a higher-res version of any photo, please email us:  webmaster@campyonly.com 

Our riding partners this year were Bo Yule (who completed his first California Triple Crown on this day) and Mojo Cosgrove.  Enjoy.  (A warning that the video files are somewhat large; we recommend you either use a high-bandwidth connection or be prepared to wait while they load ...)

Early Morning
	Mojo--Ready to ride	Near the top of Trinity	Donn King, helping us avoid a crash
Calistoga and Beyond
Drink up!			Looking for a parking space	Heading for the Alexander Valley
He asked, "Will I be famous on Campy Only?"  Now he is.	Clouds on the slopes of the Geysers climb	VIDEO! "Right turn!"	Dan and Annie, climbing very well indeed	Gratuitous photo of Campy Only's Eric Norris aboard our Teschner
Near the top of Geysers, the sun finally came out	Cool stop at the Geysers Road spring	VIDEO! Geysers Spring	VIDEO! Arriving at the Geysers rest stop	Coming up to the Geysers rest stop
Mojo and Bo			Passing through the little hamlet of Mercuryville, population 2	Descending Geysers
Lunch!
Lunch at Warm Springs Dam			Bo was having a bad hair day	VIDEO! Lunch panorama
Skaggs Springs to Camp Gualala
The climb of Skaggs Springs begins		VIDEO! Skaggs Springs water stop	Skaggs Springs water stop	Mojo and Bo
	Looking toward the coast, we saw clouds	Gotta keep the bike clean!  We brought handiwipes just for this purpose	Climbing to Las Lomas
Just ahead, Las Lomas				White barn.  Just thought it would make a good photo
Camp Gualala
Camp Gualata	Don't pee in the woods!		How many miles to the next cimb?	Great rest stop workers!
	Haupt Creek Bridge, built in 1909		Cool ironwork
The California Coast and Fort Ross
The clouds never materialized--the coast was gorgeous		Beautiful coves
Drop bags at the Fort Ross rest stop		Bo and Mojo, gettin' funky	Fort Ross climb	View from the top
The Last Leg: Monte Rio to the Finish
Monte Rio rest stop		Left turn in Occidental		The last mile!
VIDEO! The last 20 yards!	The finish		Campy Only's Eric Norris at the finish

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