Subject: RE: Pedal with a Purpose century? That was probably my favorite Century ride ever. I loved the course. Nicest route ever. Extremely difficult. I bailed on Conns creek, which made my ride 95.5 miles or so, but in all honesty, I might not have finished had I done Conns. I had to get off my bike at 94 going up that long hill at the end because I was getting dizzy from the heat... and there was only a mile to go. Actually, 2 sag vehicles passed me while standing there and asked me if I was ok.. I 'almost' got in one, but figured I had another mile in me. The heat was unbelievable. Several riders with me have temperature sensors in their computers, and they were all registering 101, 102 degrees actual temp by the last sag stop. I was up there with 18 riders, and 17 finished the Century. About half did Conns creek, the rest did the 95 route (which should be an official option next time ). One rider got sag'd from the top of Burnt Mt. This would be a great Fall Century ride. As an aside, WSB was filming out there and interviewed a few riders. Several of us from my group made the footage. |