Finally Completing the Death Ride
The Death Ride, or commonly known as The Tour of the California Alps, was something I decided to do back in 2021 ... that was the year where there was a fire that forced cancellation of the event. This is one of those bucket list events, and for some reason, I didn't finish it ... took only 4 more years before I decided to actually ride it this time.
https://sevencyclist.wordpress.com/2025/07/19/finally-completing-the-death-ride/
2025 Eastern Sierra Double
2025 edition of the Eastern Sierra Double is complete ... this time it was a success. Yay! This time, I actually shared a ride to get to Bishop, which made things a lot less stressful, and made the time pass by so much quicker. This time, we could go through Yosemite National Park, instead of making the long detour of going on Hwy 108, via Sonora Pass, which probably added an extra 30-60 minutes.
https://sevencyclist.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/2025-eastern-sierra-double/
Eastern Sierra Double … Another DNF
At Davis Double, my friend Joyce reserved an AirBnB and was looking for a roommate, and I thought why not, I can knock out another double in two weeks, so I signed up. The AirBnB was 9.8 mile from the start so that was perfect. The drive over is through Sonora Pass, which is beautiful …. Just the drive over is worth the trip…
https://sevencyclist.wordpress.com/2024/06/17/eastern-sierra-double-another-dnf/
Davis, a Double Century Party!
After completing a grueling DMD Double Century, I was thinking about easing up on the DC riding. DMD is definitely the hardest I've ever completed, and I did it twice in a row. But then, I heard so many of my friends doing Davis, so why not ... let's go for another one. Since it was last minute, I had to figure out lodging.
https://sevencyclist.wordpress.com/2024/05/26/davis-a-double-century-party/
Back to the Old Classic DMD DC #36
This year's DMD was back to the old classic route, and just like last year, there is a lowland and a highland route. The highland did all the same climbs as the original, but started in San Jose instead. This meant climbing Sierra first (instead of at mile 150), and back side of Hamilton being the last significant climb. However, I did the lowland route, which was lower in elevation but it was still 17,600 ft climbing!
https://sevencyclist.wordpress.com/2024/04/29/back-to-the-old-classic-dmd-dc-36/
Spring Solvang Double Century 2024 – Number 35
My first double century of the year, and number 35, is Solvang Spring Double. This time, my friend Bryan is doing it for the first time. Also David is joining us, and this will be his second one. Bryan and I drove down Friday, and it was a glorious drive down. In fact, there were all blue skies, so it sounded like it could be a promising day.
https://sevencyclist.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/spring-solvang-double-century-2024-number-35/
2023 Dead of Winter
The last double century of the year is Dead of Winter, held first weekend of December. This will be my third consecutive year doing this event, so you might say I like it. This year, we are celebrating Dzung's 63rd birthday, with this being his birthday double. For this occasion, we stayed at an AirBnB, which is actually about 5 miles away.
https://sevencyclist.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/2023-dead-of-winter/
