It was quite a thrill to watch pro racer Tinker Juarez smoke the ToTF route and shatter the course record by 45 minutes with a new best time of 9 hours 50 minutes. Very impressive!!!

After a record number of early morning flats, the Tour of Two Forests riders were treated to fabulous autumn weather, new pavement on the 30-mile Pine Mountain climb, and just perfect all around conditions for this epic and challenging event. We had the highest finishing rate ever for this event. Congrats to the riders who rode every mile!

Congratulations to the following thirty riders who earned their Planet Ultra Grand Slam, and received a very cool, special edition Grand Slam coffee mug, by completing the Tour of Two Forests Double Century: Colt Albrecht, Linda Bott, Gloria Castro, Victor Cooper, Rowena Dehanke, Jeff Dewey, Patrick DiVita, Dave Evans, Brent Feller, Carol Giannini, Peter Giannini, Charles Griffice, Chris Hanson, Todd Hayden, Micheal Head, James Hutchings, Mark Janssen, Fred Klinzmann, Max Langeveld, John D. Long, Tony Mazzeo, John Mazzola, Tony Musorafite, Dave Rossow, Karl Rudnick, Scott Smith, Tim Sullivan, Alex Trejo, Mike Warren and Eric Wilson.

These riders, and everyone else who earned their Grand Slam this year, or any of the last three years, are qualified to wear the awesome Planet Ultra Grand Slam Jersey! Congratulations all! Click here to see the 2005 jersey!

Kudos to newbie ultra riders Bob Andrews, Jose Jorge, Deborah Lautenbach, Scott Nuanes, David Perez and Mario Ramirez for completing their first double centuries at ToTF! They sure picked a tough one!

Special thanks to all of the awesome volunteers who made ToTF great!
CP#1 - Steckel Park: Deborah Bowling, Linda Hopkins and Sue Rosenblatt
CP#2 - Wheeler Gorge: Brian Bowling, Mike Dean and Kermit Ganier
Water Stop on Pine Mountain: Bud Bates
CP#3 - Pine Mountain Summit: Janet Christiansen, Chris Hedberg and Kevin Kay
Water Stop on Heartbreak: Sue Rosenblatt
CP#4 - Heartbreak: Bud Bates, Chris Hedberg, Saralie Liner and Sean Smith
CP#5 - Best Rest in Lebec: Lynn Katano and Cathe & Wick Waltmire
CP#6 - Elizabeth Lake: Mike Dean, Lynn Katano and Matt Ruscigno
Finish Line: Deborah Bowling
Roving SAG: Brian Bowling, Deborah Bowling, Trevor Finch, Kermit Ganier, Linda Hopkins

Tour of Two Forests Results
127 registered riders, 115 starters, 105 official finishers