6-12-05--The Santa Rosa Cycling Club's annual Terrible Two double century takes riders over some of the toughest climbs in Northern California.  Hard enough to do as a "real" ride with rest stops and sag vehicles.  But we once again chose to tackle the second part of the course as an unsupported "training" ride: 136 miles with 9,000+ feet of climbing, most of it on rough, potholed roads at steep gradients.  We were rewarded this year with great weather (temps peaked just below 90F), a nice tailwind on the California coast, and the camaraderie of our fellow riders.

Presented below, photos and videos from the ride, with commentary (coming soon) by Campy Only's Eric Norris (and yes, we once again slipped in a gratuitous shot or two of ourselves ...).  

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The Campy Only Sachs waits in the car for the fun to start
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Back side of Steve, just after leaving Willowside School
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Mireya De La Vega and Keith Vandevere put in an amazing tandem ride
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Mojo sips a Starbucks
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Mireya and Keith at Lake Sonoma
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Ron Lew's Steelman
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Heading for Skaggs Springs
VIDEO!!
Watch them climb!
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Jack Holmgren at a brief stop on Skaggs Springs Road
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Bo Yule and Ron
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Mojo Potty
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Skaggs Springs scenery
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We stopped for water at Camp Gualala--just about the only spot of civilization 
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Bo mixes up a special brew
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Jack gets ready to leave Camp G
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Our traditional shot of the first glimpse of the ocean from Skaggs Springs Road
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Jack and Keith at Stewarts Point
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Bo almost emptied the store with this shopping trip
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This sparrow was fearless--he wanted crumbs!
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Ron Lew
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View from the store
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Resting bikes
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This shot was worth stopping for!
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View down the coast
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Cazadero ... thataway
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First sighting of Fort Ross Road
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Almost at the top of Fort Ross Road. This is a false summit.
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Looking down FRR
VIDEO!!
Watch Steve Smith's triumphant arrival
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Campy Only's Sachs
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At Cazadero, kippers were the menu du jour
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Mireya munches on kippers
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Jolly good ride!
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After the store in Cazadero, we all stopped to pee
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On the Bohemian Highway
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Waiting to regroup in Occidental
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Last few miles
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Mojo at the finish
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Yet another gratuitous shot of Eric Norris
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Bo
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Sachsy

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