I headed up to Pilot Mtn Sunday from Greensboro for a solo ride. Parked at BB&T on main street and headed out for the hills. Roads where good with very little traffic...I was almost 13 miles in before I had even one car past me. I noticed right from the start that the wind was blowing a little harder then I thought it was going to be. This made for some very interesting/uncomfy down hills. The route I found on mapmyride was great. At some point the route was used for a ride/race because there was painted signed/directions on the roads so it was pretty easy to follow. As I made my way through/over the hills I found myself not even thinking about how much I was having to work because the area was so beautiful…that is until I got to the park. Oh boy……at mile 39 I entered the park and for the next 2+miles I used all my gears and was out of the saddle for most of it. Not since BSG have I worked this hard, but I made it to the top. I decided to take a few min at the top to enjoy the view. A guy came up to me and said “hey I passed you riding up that hill, did you make it all the way without having to walk?” Yes. He said “dude you’re nuts” I just laughed. Heading back down was not as much fun as I thought it was going to be…I did not peddle once and hardly took my hands off the brakes…. Bob L, Ronnie, Turbo Dan, Chris H, Wally, Dale, and I did the whrili gig 32 miles, lots of wind to start. Saw little Wally coming in solo from some secret training. Bob wanted a B ride, the group stayed together until Wiggins mill Rd when Dan dropped the hammer. Bob and I did the B ride and finished first in the master's division. Turbo and Wally battled for the clydesdale division, while the rest for the gc. Chris has been doing some secret training as he had some monster efforts and showed no I'll effects. Bob and I averaged 19.5 in spite of the wind, I'm sure the A group we're over 20. Great ride. Jim Sent from my iPad
-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. I will go back for sure 47 miles 17.4 avg Max Speed 40 Low Speed 4 1125ft start elev 2224ft max 2293ft gain Here is the link to the map. http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/17913526 ________________________________ From: Jim Davis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:46 PM Subject: [COWs] Sunday ride report -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
