C3 Tri-County Classic Cycling Event (100 Mile, 65.4 Mile, 37.7 mile, and 23 Mile Courses)

Easton, Maryland

Easton, Maryland

Sat 27th April 2024

4 races

Organiser's Description

Welcome to Chesapeake Cycling Club's Tri-County Classic spring cycling event, that will take you on a tour of Talbot, Queen Anne's, and Caroline Counties, in the heart of Maryland's Eastern Shore, considered one of the top cycling destinations in America, with “a crazy quilt of fields, small towns, coves, and sinuous tributary rivers.
Checkin Details: So we will have checkin from 6:30am to 10am. We have each group as a suggested start time 7:00am 100 mile route, 7:30am 65 mile route, 8:00am for the 37 mile route and 8:30am for the 23 mile route this is so you can ride with the group doing your route and based on rest stop times. It is a checkin with a show up and go so no big line up but no checkins after 10am. You need to keep in mind that the Oxford ferry and Scottish Highland Creamery opens at 9am which is 50 miles out for the 65 and 100 mile group with 14 miles for the 37 mile group. You know your speed so you decide what time works for you within the range we have provided. 
Course Markings You will be given a with the color of your arrows Cue sheet, we will have arrows for routes on the road, we will have signs for rest stops, Ice cream pit stop etc.
Pink 100 mile course
Blue 65 mile course
Green 37 mile course
Orange 23 mile course
SAG support: Call 443-439-6352. This is not bike maintenance or medical this is for those that need to be picked up and support on the route. We will also do a sweep starting at Noon for all routes to make sure everyone is doing okay. 
Tickets: You will be given three tickets at checkin one for a free ice scoop from Scottish Highland creamery, one for the free ferry crossing, one for your lunch tacos. 
 
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/creativegroup/talbotcountymd/a-cycling-paradise-on-marylands-eastern-shore/
Four Distances to Choose From: 23 miles, 36 Miles, 64 Miles, and 102 miles. We will have a turn by turn cue sheets at checkin along with the course will be marked.
C3 Tri-county classic 102 mile course with ferry crossing 
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41902007
C3 Tri-County Classic 64 mile course with ferry crossing
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41901865
C3 Tri-county Classic 23 mile course Tunis Mills loop
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41689175
C3 Tri-County Classic 36 mile course with ferry crossing
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41901889
 
What's Included: Free stuff including commemorative Camelbak Podium Bike Water Bottle to each participant! Plus free one-way passage on the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry! Finish Line Food: Tacos by Papuseria Kent Island Food Truck, RAR Beer, Band New Legacy Blues, Ice Cream Pit Stop, Rest Stops, Marked Course, Bike aid station and rental bike option. 
Band New Legacy Blues
https://www.newlegacyblues.com
 
Register In Advance: Pre-Registration Only (no day-of registration). $55 per rider. 
Supporting Wounded Warriors
Rest Stops for 65 course Well-stocked and even tire pumps on hand . . . just in case! Rest Stop #1 7:30am to 11am at Mile 20: Tuckahoe State Park Lake Pavillon  137073 Crouse Mill Rd Rest Stop #2 8:30am to Noon at Mile 40: Talbot Mentors 108 Maryland Ave, Easton MD 21601 Rest Stop #3 9:00am to 1PM  at mile 52 Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Landing, Ferry Crossing Slip Rd, Oxford, MD 21654.
Rest Stop for 37 mile course #1 9:00am to 1pm Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Landing, Ferry Crossing Slip Rd, Oxford, MD 21654, Rest Stop #2 9:30am to 1pm St Stephens AME Church Unionville md at mile 26 this is a very historic church that includes the site of the civil war trail and grave site.
100 Mile Rest Stops So you will have the same ones as the 65 mile route plus two more. Tilghman Island: at the end 75 miles from 10am to 1:30pm, ST Michaels Rails park area So this will be a much needed one at 91 miles so you can recharge, you could stop here on your way down to Tilghman at mile 57 but this will be open from 10am to 2:30pm
Pit Stop option: Scottish Highland Creamery 9am to 2pm for a scoop of ice cream you decided. 103 South Morris Street, Oxford MDhttps://scottishhighlandcreamery.com
 
2023 C3 Tri-county classic Video
https://www.delmarvaphotos.com/c3tc2023/h6dcb69be
 Unlimited Biking Rentals 
https://www.unlimitedbiking.com/events/c3-tri-county-classic/
 
 
Policies: Ride is rain or shine (no rain date). Regarding COVID-19 protocols, our preference is for those who join our rides to be vaccinated. If you're not vaccinated, please wear a mask and maintain a distance of at least six feet from others. Don't attend the ride if you're experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have been in contact with or exposed to any known carrier of COVID-19 in the past 14 days. Helmets are required.

Races

  • C3 Tri-County Classic (65.4 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

  • C3 Ferry Classic (37.7 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

  • C3 Tri-County Classic (100 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

  • C3 Short Ride (23 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

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  • C3 Tri-County Classic (65.4 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

  • C3 Ferry Classic (37.7 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

  • C3 Tri-County Classic (100 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

  • C3 Short Ride (23 Mile Course)

    Sat 27th April 2024

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