We were fortunate the bike shop proprietor was well stocked with pedals. He still had ample supply of USPS Team water bottles, which would date back to the hey day of the teams with Lance Armstrong.
Today's route took us through Stuart Draft, Steeles Tavern and Vesuvius. It was interesting to ride by one of Target's distribution centers shortly before Stuart Draft. We continue to see a lot of cattle and today we saw llamas. We have also seen signs of Amish communities, a few buggies and homes.
One of the side trips available today was to Mt. Vesuvius. This climb is known in this area's biking community for it's length, switchbacks and grade of 25%. A few of the tour's riders did take it on and confirmed it is difficult and the best part was coming down.
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Deb (Arizona) and Sandy (Colorado) top last climb of the day |
Today's joke from Sophia and Natalie:
Q. Why did the chicken cross the road?
A. To get to the other side, of course!
Thanks girls, happy birthday!
Glad you didn't have an accident when your pedal broke! You're just stroking wayyyy toooooo harddd! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that was the issue. Probably because I'm spinning so much to get up these hills.
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