THE GRAND TOUR
51st Annual DOUBLE, TRIPLE & QUADRUPLE CENTURIES and the CENTURY CHALLENGE (DOUBLE METRIC CENTURY) Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
Overview of the Event and registration options. (Registration is not yet open for the 2010 event, but you can read the description of the 2009 Grand Tour. Registration for 2010 will open in the spring.) |
L.A. Wheelmen Grand Tour Training Rides. Each spring, the club schedules a series of increasingly difficult Saturday training rides to prepare riders for the Grand Tour. Here's the 2009 list. Check the ride schedule for descriptions and starting locations. If you do these rides faithfully, you should be able to ride the Grand Tour! (The 2010 training rides will be posted in late March, 2010.) |
Illustration of 2009 jersey! (2010 jersey illustration will be posted when available) |
VOLUNTEER! Be part of the event even if you're not riding. Click here. |
List of 2009 Grand Tour Finishers
Graciously constructed by Charlie Irwin and Frank Neal of the California Triple Crown. You can select by ride and choose a sort order. Questions or complaints about the data? Contact m.j.grove@att.net |
2009 Rider photos Photos of Colavita team and some Lowland Double riders by Kim Ramseyer |
A short slide show photo tour of the Grand Tour rest stops and routes 3 MB Download (ignore warning messages). About 4 minutes running time. NOTE: Hit ESC key to terminate slide show. |
The List of "Mosts": Most Grand Tours by individual
riders, most consecutive GTs, most triples, etc. Click here (PDF file - 19 KB) |
Comprehensive list of all GT finishers 1959-2007. 37 pages! (PDF file- 304KB) Click here |