Cool license plate we spotted at the finish.

9-17-05--Picture-perfect weather, a beautiful route, and great support added up to a Knoxville Fall Classic Double Century for the record books.  Kudos once again to the Quack Cyclists for their fantastic support.

Presented below, Campy Only's photos from the ride.  As always, email us if you can ID any of the riders, or if you would like a higher-res version of any photo emailed to you (for free!)

One of the nicer parts of this ride (for us) was the chance to ride again with Kevin Walsh.  Kevin and I have been doing double centuries together for almost 20 years, going back to the early days of the Tour of Two Forests. He has gone on to qualify for RAAM (raced in it last year) and was planning another run at the Furnace Creek 508 this year. Go, Kevin!

Note: We've marked our favorite shots with "*"

Our arrival in the Napa Valley found it shrouded in fog...	...and Cold! It was about 46 degrees	Lynn Katano waits for her captain *	Rest Stop 1, near Yountville		Heading across the Napa Valley, we found some sun
On Oakville Cross Road	Atop Howell Mountain	Kevin Walsh on Howell Mountain
		Tim Jensen at Rest Stop 2	Scenes from the road to Knoxville
	The tunnel at last!	But the climbing isn't over yet! *	Water stop. We didn't need it as much this year, but it can get HOT out here	Rory helps a rider with a broken spoke	Gratuitous shot of Campy Only's Eric Norris
Fields of golden flowers near the closed gold mine	Lunch!	Just a few bikes here so far.	View back along the course reveals a marking from the Davis Double Century		Rest stop at Detert Reservoir
Oak tree at the rest stop *				Tim cruises on a downhill *	Rest stop at Lake Hennessy. No water here, so they fill the cookpots with bottled water
	Approaching Moscowite Corners	The store at Moscowite is a favorite turnaround and/or stopping place for riders	Last rest stop, at Parsehsa store	The Campy Only Sachs
Along Pleasants Valley Road		Gratuitous self-portrait a few miles from the finish. Kevin caught us and pulled us in.	Kevin Walsh and Lori Cherry	Slightly fuzzy shot of Eric, Kevin, and Lori	Waiting for plates so they could serve us dinner
		The big guns arrive--they started 90 minute after us, and finished just 20 minutes after we did	Craig Robertson's beautiful new Campy-equipped titanium tandem. Cool.

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