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C3 Tri-County Ice cream classic (Century, Century Metric, and 34.8 Miler Courses)

Date:
Sat, May 02, 2026 at 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Location:
Easton, Maryland
21601
United States
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Links:
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100 Miles 34 Miles 62.5 Miles Cycling Trail

Welcome to Chesapeake Cycling Club's Tri-County Classic spring cycling event, which 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.

Check-in Details: So we will have check-in from 6:30 am to 10 am. We have each group with a suggested start time: 7:00 am for the Century route, 7:30 am for the Metric Century route, and 8:00 am for the 34.8-mile route. This is so you can ride with the group on your route, based on rest stop times. It is a check-in with a show-up-and-go, so no big line-up, but no check-ins after 10 am. You need to keep in mind that the Oxford ferry and Scottish Highland Creamery open at 8:30 am, which is 50 miles out for the Century and Century Metric groups, and 14 miles for the 34-mile group. You know your speed, so you decide what time works for you within the range we have provided.

Course Markings: We will use arrows for road routes and yard signs. We will have signs for rest stops, Ice cream pit stop, etc. Please print your own cue sheet and download the ridewithgps app. (routes updated)

Pink Century-mile course

Green Metric Century-mile course

Blue 34.8-mile course

9/11 trail 25th anniversary cycling challenge

https://www.911trail.org/25th-anniversary-cycling-challenge.html

C3 Tri-County Ice Cream Classic Jersey order link.

https://custom.athlosports.com/collections/c3-chesapeake-cyling-ice-cream-classic

SAG support: This is not bike maintenance or medical; this is for those who need to be picked up and supported along 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 check-in: one for a free ice scoop from Scottish Highland Creamery, one for the free ferry crossing, and one for your lunch tacos.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/creativegroup/talbotcountymd/a-cycling-paradise-on-marylands-eastern-shore/

Three Distances to Choose From: 34 Miles, Metric Century, and Century. We will mark the course with yard sign arrows and ground arrows, download each ride's GPS route, and print a cue sheet for back-ups.

C3 Tri-county classic Century course with ferry crossing

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45433954

C3 Tri-County Classic Century Metric course with ferry crossing

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38888006

C3 Tri-County Classic 34-mile course with ferry crossing

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50316225

What's Included: Free stuff, including a 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, KG Band, Ice Cream Pit Stop, Rest Stops, Marked Course, Bike aid station, and sag support

Register In Advance: Pre-Registration Only (no day-of registration). $55 per rider, prices go up on January 1st, 2025, to $60 and on March 1st to $65.

Supporting Wounded Warriors

Supporting Harriett Tubman Museum

Rest Stops for Metric Century course: Well-Stocked, and even tire pumps on hand—just in case! Rest Stop #1 7:30 am to 11 am at Mile 20: Tuckahoe State Park Lake Pavillon 137073 Crouse Mill Rd Rest Stop #2 8:30 am to Noon at Mile 40: Talbot Mentors 108 Maryland Ave, Easton MD 21601 Rest Stop #3 8:15 am to 2 PM at mile 79 Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Landing, Ferry Crossing Slip Rd, Oxford, MD 21654, Rest Stop #3 9:30 am 2:30 pm Unionville church 55 miles

Rest Stop for 34.8-mile course #1 8:15 am to 2 pm Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Landing, Ferry Crossing Slip Rd, Oxford, MD 21654, Rest Stop #2 8:15 am to 1 pm St Stephens AME Church, Unionville, MD at mile 26. This is a very historic church that includes the Civil War trail and the grave site.

Century Rest Stops Rest Stop #1 7:30 am to 11 am at Mile 20: Tuckahoe State Park Lake Pavillon 137073 Crouse Mill Rd Rest Stop #2 8:30 am to Noon at Mile 40: Talbot Mentors 108 Maryland Ave, Easton MD 21601 Rest Stop #3 9 am to 1 pm at Church trappe 63 miles Rest Stop #4 8:15 am to 2 PM at mile 79 Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Landing, Ferry Crossing Slip Rd, Oxford, MD 21654, ST Stephens AME Church Rest Stop #5 9 am to 2:30 pm 91 mile

Pit Stop option: Scottish Highland Creamery, 8:30 am to 2 pm, for a scoop of ice cream you decide. 103 South Morris Street, Oxford, MDhttps://scottishhighlandcreamery.com

2023 C3 Tri-county classic Video

https://www.delmarvaphotos.com/c3tc2023/h6dcb69be

Event Ice Cream Jersey Kit link

https://custom.athlosports.com/collections/c3-chesapeake-cyling-ice-cream-classic

We are proud to be an Associated Club of Major Taylor.

Hotel Deals

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Policies: Ride is rain or shine (no rain date). Helmets are required.

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