2000 Central Transcontinental

2000 Route

DayDateEnd CityMilesClimbing
 Sat. Sep. 9Fly in San Diego, CA  
1Sun. 10El Centro, CA1287,500
2Mon 11Blyth, CA1101,600
3Tue. 12Wickenburg, AZ1253,430
4Wed. 13Williams, AZ1359,000
5Thur. 14Winslow, AZ1051,900
6Fri. 15Chinle, AZ1283,300
7Sat. 16Cortez, CO1384,350
8Sun. 17Pagosa Springs, CO1256,650
9Mon. 18Alamosa, CO904,030
10Tues. 19La Junta, CO1483,000
11Wed. 20Ulysses, KS160830
12Thur. 21Pratt, KS147500
13Fri. 22Winfield, KS1201,800
14Sat. 23Pittsbugh, KS1522,000
15Sun. 24Lebanon, MO1406,500
16Mon. 25Cuba, MO944,000
17Tues. 26Farmington, MO805,500
18Wed. 27Vienna, IL1253,700
19Thur. 28Madisonville, KY1003,500
20Fri. 29Lebanon, TN1314,000
21Sat. 30Dayton, TN1275,000
22Sun. Oct. 1Dahlonega, GA1346,700
23Mon. 2Greenwood, SC1374,000
24Tues. 3Orangeburg, SC1212,200
25Wed. 4Charleston, SC105350

3117 miles     125 miles per day     95,340 feet climbing

5 days = 140-160 miles
13 days = 120-139 miles
4 days = 100-119 miles
3 days = under 100 miles

Ken Bartholic, Cheryl McMurray, and Chuck Bramwell rode the Central Transcontinental in 2000 and kept a daily log on the California Triple Crown site.

Jim Bradbury has a very extensive site on his experiences on his 2000 trip.