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Welcome to the
Shadow Tour website!
As Founder/Managaing Member of Shadow Tour and passionate cycling enthusiast, I take great pride in hosting top-notch road cycling events well off the beaten path...far from urban sprawl, traffic, and stresses. Mother Nature and her elements take center stage at all our events. You're invited to ride with us...come experience a World Class So. Cal. Century!
Giddy-up!
Jim Knight
Managing Partner
Shadow Tour, LLC
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Welcome to Shadow Tour Territory
Purveyor of safe, scenic, and sensational century rides on roads less traveled
~~ HOME OF AMERICA'S WILD WEST CYCLING ADVENTURES ~~ |
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SHADOW TOUR FB GROUP
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Saturday, June 7th, 2014 |
Saturday, November 8th, 2014 |
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Palm Desert FB Fanpage |
Jim's 10th
Shadow Tour
Custom replica of Tour de France
10 x 200-mile Stages
150,000+ ft of climbing elevation
2,271 miles
19 Days (Jul 5 - 23, '14)
Previous Shadow Tour blogs
Jim has replicated the entire distance of the Tour de France (TDF) 9 times in a variety of formats. The 1st year, he matched the distance of each stage of the 2004 Tour de France day-by-day. In 2007 he replicated the original 1903 TDF, with 6 massive 400 km stages, adding extra distance to match the total distance for the 2007 TDF.
Jim's "Shadow Tour" covers a wide swath of So Cal, during the dates of the actual TDF. He rides ALL the distance of the current year's TDF, but with much, much, more climbing elevation. He rides Solo & unsupported, except for friends who occasionally ride stages with him.
For 2014, Jim will attempt his most ambitious Shadow Tour ever. He plans to ride 10 Double Centuries, alternating with 30 mile days. The most Doubles he's done in a Shadow Tour was 7 in 2013. All 10 stages are monstrous, averaging nearly 15,000 ft of climbing, including a ferocious Big Bear Mt stage that soars to 20,000 ft.
All 9 previous Shadow Tours have been self-funded. For this Capstone Tour, Jim is raising funds to offset expenses, and to reward Volunteers who have assisted at Shadow Tour Century Rides over the years.
Half of net funds raised will be donated to Shadow Tour Volunteers & Non-Profit Organizations, including: Imperial Valley Desert Museum, Shelter Valley Citizen's Corp, Desert Mirage High School ASB, Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, Breast Cancer Fund, among others!
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11th Annual
2015 Stagecoach Century
Date: Saturday, January 17th, 2015
Start/Finish: Ocotillo, CA
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6th Annual
2014 Fiesta Metric Century
Date: Saturday, June 7th, 2014
Start/Finish: Downtown San Diego
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4th Annual
Holland Cycles
2014 Palm Desert Century
Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Start/Finish: University Park
Palm Desert, CA
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2015 Stagecoach Century
Date: Sat, Jan 17, '15
Location: Ocotillo, CA
80 mi east of San Diego,
just off I-8 Freeway
Distances: 150/100/90/84/73/50/26
mile options
Start times: 7:00 - 9:00 A.M.
Registration: Now Open!
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2014 Fiesta Metric Century
Date: Sat, Jun 7, '14
Location: San Diego, CA
1600 Pacific Coast Hwy
Distances: 00/45/20 mi options
Start times: 6:30 - 7:30 A.M.
Registration: Now Open!
More details: Click here
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2014 Palm Desert Century
Date: Sat, Nov 8, '14
Location: Palm Desert, CA
Distances: 25 - 130 mi options
Start times: 6:30 - 8:00 A.M.
Registration: Now Open!
More details: Click here
~Formerly Salton Sea Century~ |
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Tours & Special Events
None currently posted.
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Contact us for info and quote on a
custom California Dreamin' tour to
fit your wishes, schedule, and budget. |
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Jim in Valley Center, CA, Jun 29, '13 |
Jim's 10th Annual
2014 Solo
Shadow Tour
Jul 5-23, '14
+ 10 x 200 mi Stages
+ 4 X 200 mi Stages
w/double Palomar Mt
Climbs (South & East
Grades)
+ 1 X 200 mile Stage
from Big Bear Lk to
Lake Hemet & back
20,762 ft of
climbing
+ 2,272 mi in 19 days
+ 150,000+ ft of
climbing elev.
Daily Blogs here
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Palomar Mt Observatory, Jun 30, '11 |
Views from Butterfield Stage Rd in Temecula, wide peppertree-lined boulevards, beautiful! |
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