My top five from the Tour de Tucson:
5. The weather - it was fabulous: clear sky and in the 80's.
4. The bike - Southwest did a good job of charging me $50 and taking care of my bike on the plane. I saw them wheeling it down to the tarmac on a cart, all by itself. So I felt real comfortable on my bike for the ride. Nothing like my red Specialized.
3. The goal - by completing the TdeT, I met my goal of 8 centuries this year. The year started in Solvang with JD and the year ended in Tucson with JD - nice book ends to a season of cycling over 4K worth of miles with a few more to come before the end of the year.
2. The pain - after 97 miles I was done and started to suffer tremendously. After riding so many miles in beautiful weather and doing some bike carrying across two dry river beds, it was time to hang on and finish. That's when I need my #1 on this top ten list.
1. The Hogg - sitting behind, pulling, or beside JD, made the whole trip worth it. Nothing like just hanging and being comfortable with doing nothing.
JD - thanks to you and your family for the hospitality, the friendship, the fun, and everything to make our journey a good one for me and my family. So, what rides we doing in '08...
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