Don't ask where this was taken. No idea. It was in the last couple days though.
The climbing was slow going for me, 5-6.5 mph. Many miles of climbing, hot again. The whole ride was really only two mountains. Climb up, go down, up, down. The descents were sweet! Got a new top speed of 38 going down the second one. The tunnels were a bit sketchy though. No headlight so it was really dark. At least the tunnels were short but so bumpy and wet. Someone lost a water bottle in one. Overall, being one of the supposedly toughest days, wasn't too bad.
The descents went on for 10-15 miles. Not even peddling the whole way down, just leaning into the road. Some nice tight turns. Lots of cars though. Oh, we got onto the busy main highway two lanes on each side, 60 mph, dividers, exits. Pretty exciting as we didn't know it was part of the route. They'll change that for next year. Kinda not safe. We only had to go down a couple exits.
Tomorrow is a cake day. 40ish miles. Wake-up is 9. Usually it's 5.
Here is a few of the bugs I killed riding two days ago.
Here are a bunch of pictures of the build site I was at:
2 comments:
Dave, Thanks for the great pictures and very detailed story. I'm really enjoying reading about what is happening. Say Hi to Lance for me.
Hey Dave. We are all living vicariously through your great experience. You are always a topic at family coffee on Saturday. Keep it up--I think you will be ready for the Tour de France by the time you reach San Diego.
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