rolled out of bed at 5:30 this morning with a mission. gravel. drove down to rochester minus mr. bruning due to some sickness. met up with a crew of 14 incuding one gal, and set out to pound some gravel. the ride wound through town and set out to the east on the old almanzo course pre move to spring valley. we stopped about 22 miles in dover for a quick warm up. then continued on down to chatfield. for some lunch at chubway. i ate too much and the brake was too short, when we set out again (minus 6 riders who caught rides back due to the cold) we encountered a set of very steep climbs. they where long and grueling at the top we had 8 miles of head wind. i had stomach pains and my body more or less decided to quit working for me. i quickly dropped off the back, i never got cold, i just couldnt seem to function. but i stuck it out. at the end of the day we logged 70 miles. not too bad for a blustry day in january. i have some serious training to due for the up coming royal. but i know i can go the distance. i just need to put in the miles so i stay comfortable.
PS. found this photo over on drews page, nicely taken from some go pro footage of the ride. i think it nicely sums up the atmosphere of the ride. look at that big ole smile!
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| from left to right. Mitch ? on the bianchi, Marc the spec rep, Chris Almanzo Skogen, Drew Wilson, Me! |
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