GRAND TOUR 2008

Double Metric Century     Double Century     Triple Century     Quadruple Century

    125 miles                          200 miles                300 miles                    400 miles

It was way back in 1959 that a handful of Los Angeles Wheelmen bet each other that they could ride 200 miles in a day, and maybe a little of the night.  They made it, and the Grand Tour has been ridden ever since, the pioneer of all Double Centuries, with a few more options added along the way.

Join us on Saturday, June 28, 2008,  for our 50th Anniversary!

MALIBU TO POINTS NORTH: GRAND TOUR 2008 is a classic bicycle ride offering the best of everything in scenic Southern California:  beaches, valleys, mountains, luxury homes, orange groves, ranches, and farms. 

            DOUBLE METRIC CENTURY CHALLENGE:  This shortened version of our famous Double Century cuts distance to 125 miles, but keeps the best scenery in a hilly, very challenging ride.  Latigo Cyn., Westlake, Lake Sherwood, Moorpark for lunch, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Pacific Coast Hwy. back to Malibu.

            LOWLAND DOUBLE:  An ideal First Timer's Double, with fewer hills but more urban riding.  Oxnard, Moorpark, Ventura, to Ojai for lunch.  Return to Malibu via Carpinteria, Port Hueneme, PCH. 

            HIGHLAND DOUBLE:  A hillier route into and out of the Ojai lunch, but more scenery, lower traffic, and sometimes more favorable winds between Ojai and Carpinteria, as you circle Lake Casitas. 

            TRIPLE:  A fully-supported triple century.  Follow Lowland or Highland double route, continue north from Carpinteria through Santa Barbara to turn around at Gaviota.  Then it’s straight down the coast. 

            QUADRUPLE:   The ultimate 24-hour challenge for ultra-distance cyclists!  After finishing a Lowland or Highland Triple in Malibu, put that extra energy into a final 100-mile loop to Ventura and back. 

START/CHECK-IN/FINISH LOCATION:  Malibu Performing Arts Center, 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd., Malibu 90265.  From Pacific Coast Hwy. at Malibu Civic Center (between Malibu Cyn. and the Malibu Pier),  go inland on Webb Way, straight ahead into Stuart Ranch Rd., to the last lot at the top of the hill.  

FEES:  Double Metric Challenge $35;                Triple Century $70;

              Double Century $60;                                 Quadruple Century $80

              L.A. Wheelmen member discount:   subtract $6. 

              Late Registration Fee after 6/21 (postmark, on-line, or in person), add $20. 

Check In & Late Registration:  Friday, 6/27, 5:00-8:00 p.m.;  Saturday, 6/28, 3:30-5:30 a.m.

Start Times:  Double, Triple, Quad Century riders, 4:30-6:30 a.m.; Lights REQUIRED!  Double Metric riders start, 6:30 a.m. to as late as 7:30 a.m.  All riders should check in with the bar code reader at the start and the finish.

SUPPORT, STOPS, LUNCH, STAFF:  Full support, frequent rest/food/water stops, sag vehicles, full lunch.  The Grand Tour is known for its great support . . . and for that we need some GREAT VOLUNTEERS.  If you're not riding, or if you have a non-riding family member or friend who wants to share your Grand Tour experience, please consider joining our Volunteers.  INFO:  Bobbi Fisher at bfisher901@aol.com

LODGING:  Limited hotels/motels in Malibu, more in Santa Monica and West Los Angeles, 10 to 15 miles away, or Thousand Oaks, 20 miles away.  Free Friday night parking at Start/Finish location. 

L.A. Wheelmen Saturday Training Rides begin April 5.  Get in shape with veterans of the Grand Tour, get acquainted, find riding companions.  Schedule will be on-line here at this website by March. Click on "current ride schedule" in the site index and check Saturday rides.

On-Line Registration at Active.com:  http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1517788

Or click here to download our registration, print it out and mail with fee to: 

                        Grand Tour, 264 S. La Cienega Blvd. #1073, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 

Please do not mail after 6/21; bring filled-out form, fee, & late fee to the start to save registration time.

WAIVERS.  All riders must sign waivers at check-in. Minors must have their waiver forms signed by a parent or guardian. If a parent or guardian is not coming to check-in, please click here to download the waiver form and have it filled out and signed in advance.

Double, Triple, & Quadruple centuries are California Triple Crown events:  http://www.caltriplecrown.com