First real post! Yesterday I rode in the Atlanta running of the Tour de Cure, a bicycle ride fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. You could choose to ride 100 km, 50 km, 25 km, or an 8 mile fun ride. I chose to ride the 100 km (62.1 miles) route with a team from work. Our team raised over $10,000 in support of the ADA. Many thanks to those who supported me! The group of guys I ride with weekly participated in the 50k and had a blast as well.
The first 10 miles were ridden Tour de France style with a huge peloton of probably 60-70 riders. The draft is pretty surreal with that many people and we averaged close to 27 mph. At one point the people in front slowed to navigate a turn, the whole group compressed, and two guys touched wheels with one wrecking pretty hard. Luckily he didn't suffer any major injuries. This happened a few riders behind me and a few riders in front of my boss. We both commented later in the day that we had experienced our own personal Tour de France moment of chaos.
Shortly after the wreck we reached a four lane highway and figured we had missed a turn some ways back. This resulted in a six mile detour, so at the end of the day we totaled 68.3 miles instead of 62.1.
The remaining miles were fairly uneventful. My boss and I rode together for the rest of the day, stopping periodically at the provided rest stops (port-a-potties, water, powerade, fruit). A friend of Logan's mom even found me on the course and we chatted for a few miles.
Logan played the part of support car driver and photographer extroidinaire. She hung around the start finish/area with our friends and took pictures of their husbands who rode the 50k.
Once they were done she drove the car out and took pictures of my boss and I on the course. Most of the pictures are her work.
The next bike challenge is the Bike MS: Cox Atlanta Ride, a two day 150-mile fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Georgia chapter. Maybe I'll be used to the bike seat by then.
Complete photo album:
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~Andrew
6 comments:
Congratulations on finishing the big race! I know that you all had a great time!
Okay, I officially feel lazy, ha ha ha. I am so glad to see the blog though! Congrats on the race.
I cant believe that you rode that ride on your old mountain/road convert bike. You need to get a specialized roubaix for rides like that then your butt wouldnt be so sore. The peloton is a pretty serious force isnt it. I like that jersey... i want one. We have a buddy with a t-shirt machine and we are about to print out some custom jerseys for our fictious bike team.
Awesome photos! We are so proud of you and so glad you were able to do that, and well, were able to do that!! Maybe next year all three of us will join you! You know loa would love to with her squeaky bike!
Hey Man,
Still trying to find out how to do this blog stuff. It is good to see what you are into. I would feel claustrophobic if I was in that kind of proximity with so many bikers. How long did it get you to train for such a distance? Nice outfit by the way, watch out that your package isn't squeezed to hard. Ha Ha Ha. Take it easy. Logan, I like your method of traveling better.
David
With all this womens health that we are studying during summer session, let me practice my counseling...... So lets expand on your feelings with the sore butt. Are you saying it was a good kind of sore? You liked it enough to keep riding? You're planning for a two day session the next time?
David
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