After getting done with the Mt. Shasta ride, I thought I'd be toast due to all the climbing. I had climbed almost 12,000 feet. I had not done that much climbing in one day. In spite of that, I felt great on Monday. Legs felt strong. Nothing like my STP experience. I then decided to ride the local century that starts at the High School and rides through the wine country. I have done the Vine Ride 4 years now. I love the route and I know the roads so that makes it easier.
I headed out at 6 AM. I promised Christine I'd be done by noon. I was at the first rest stop before they were set up. I was the first rider to the 45 mile rest stop. I hit 60 mile rest stop and met up the 65 mile lead riders. On my way to the 85 mile rest stop, I passed a lot of the 35 mile riders. When I got back at noon, nothing was ready. All the festivities started at 1 PM. I only saw one other rider there. Christine and Cassie had ran over to meet me so I had my own cheering section as I crossed the finish line. Cool!
I felt like I was on the break all day - solo. I didn't mind. I got to think about a bunch of things. I had been to the Hillsboro Air Show the night before and had the Lee Greenwood song stuck in my head. "...across the plains of Texas..." kept ringing in my ears.
I rode 105 miles in 5 1/2 hours on the bike time. It was a good day in the saddle.
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That's a Travis County time. Faster and Stronger. Great job!!
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