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2018 CALIFORNIA TRIPLE CROWN STAGE RACE ANNOUNCED
The California Triple Crown Stage Race was started in 1996 to add a competition to the top end of the California Triple Crown Double Century series.  This is how the Stage Race works: Riders have to complete three of the most difficult Doubles in the California Triple Crown Double Century series.  The Total Elapsed Time from each of these grueling Doubles is then added together and the rider with the fastest overall time for all Three Doubles wins the Stage Race.  If you ride any Stage on a tandem, you must ride all three Stages on a tandem with the same partner.

You can see the results of the 2017 California Triple Crown Stage Race at

http://www.caltriplecrown.org/2017/2017FinishersbyName.asp?Action=StageRace&Action2=Time&ClubID=

and we tip our helmets to each of the 10 finishers who tackled the HUGE challenge of completing the Mulholland Double, the Oceanside Double, and the Terrible Two Double.

After completing all three stages of the 2017 California Triple Crown Stage Race, the following riders were on the podiums:

2017 Overall Division:
1-Mark Christopherson
2-Kirsten McDaniel
3-Samer Rezkalla

2017 Women's Division:
1-Kirsten McDaniel

2017 Tandem Division:
No Finishers

2017 Recumbent Division:
No Finishers

2017 Fixed Gear Division:
No Finishers

In the future:
3 Overall Division Winners
3 Women's Division Winners
3 Tandem Division Winners consisting of 2 people each
3 Recumbent Division Winners
3 Fixed Gear Division Winners
The California Triple Crown Stage Race rotates through some of the most difficult of the California Triple Crown Double Centuries.  This rotation provides variety in the Stage Race from year to year.  Just as the Tour de France does not go over the same tough passes every year, neither does the California Triple Crown Stage Race go over the same tough passes each year.

From 1996 to 2008, the Doubles in the Stage Race were rotated 3 at a time between Heartbreak, Devil Mountain, Central Coast, Mulholland, and the Terrible Two.  In 2009, we added the Mt. Tam Double to the rotation, in 2012, we added the Borrego Double Century, in 2013, we added the Alta Alpina 8 Pass Challenge, in 2016, we added the White Mountain Double to the rotation, and in 2017, we added the Oceanside Double.