Posted by Paul on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 8:21 PM
OK, the last rest day before the Tour of the Gila. Today we woke up early to fix a little mishap that Vaughn had. Luckily for him, it was a very successful adventure.
We found out we made cyclingnews.com. If you look closely in the background you'll see me in my Sharp's jersey on the right, and Vaughn's reflection in the window on the left. We're rock stars!!!
We had our 3rd meal in as many days at our favorite restaurant down the street. I was really craving some French toast (err, is that Freedom Toast?). Anyway, it was quite tasty.
Pretty soon our breakfasts will consist of Gu gel, Powerbars, Accelerade, fruit - no more Huevos Rancheros for us! We also found the location of our final meal in Silver City after the race is done.
After we got back from breakfast, we couldn't find our bag of treats. We had a paper bag with 6 water bottles, a box of GU gel, half a dozen powerbars, and some of Vaughn's EPO syringes. Well, I guess we left it too close to the trash can and the maid threw it out!!! Can you believe it? And they left the empty pizza box that we purposely place in close proximity to the trash can!!! We let the manager know, and he's going to reimburse us. Meanwhile, Vaughn suggested I move my bike a little further away from the trashcan to avoid any further confusion.
Then we decided to scout out the TT course today. The Cat III's go at 1 pm tomorrow, so we decided to check it out at that same time to get a good feel for the temperature and wind. The Time Trial course is a 15.7 mile, out and back, hilly course. It starts with a 4+ mile gentle (supposedly Cat 4) climb, then some rollers, and then back. On the way back, the climb is a little steeper (Cat 3) climb. The last 4+ miles is just a screaming descent.
The wind was howling up to 25 mph hour as we rode up the iinitial climb. It makes it really tough to control the aero bars. The wind was coming across us for most of the way which should make it fun! Then there are a few evil rollers and one section where Vaughn and I almost lost control.
On the way back, the other side of the climb is short and steep, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing. Then . . . ahhhh yes, 4+ miles and 600 feet of negative vertical wind-aided payback. I had my 11 tooth on and used every bit of it. I spun it up to 49 mph - and I was not coasting!!! Oh man. The road is wide open and all, but it's still a little strange to pedal a bike to those obnoxious speeds. So it's a difficult 11 mile effort, with 4+ miles of speed tacked on at the end. Ain't no thang. . .
We also loaded up on food supplies.
We found out we made cyclingnews.com. If you look closely in the background you'll see me in my Sharp's jersey on the right, and Vaughn's reflection in the window on the left. We're rock stars!!!
We had our 3rd meal in as many days at our favorite restaurant down the street. I was really craving some French toast (err, is that Freedom Toast?). Anyway, it was quite tasty.
Pretty soon our breakfasts will consist of Gu gel, Powerbars, Accelerade, fruit - no more Huevos Rancheros for us! We also found the location of our final meal in Silver City after the race is done.
After we got back from breakfast, we couldn't find our bag of treats. We had a paper bag with 6 water bottles, a box of GU gel, half a dozen powerbars, and some of Vaughn's EPO syringes. Well, I guess we left it too close to the trash can and the maid threw it out!!! Can you believe it? And they left the empty pizza box that we purposely place in close proximity to the trash can!!! We let the manager know, and he's going to reimburse us. Meanwhile, Vaughn suggested I move my bike a little further away from the trashcan to avoid any further confusion.
Then we decided to scout out the TT course today. The Cat III's go at 1 pm tomorrow, so we decided to check it out at that same time to get a good feel for the temperature and wind. The Time Trial course is a 15.7 mile, out and back, hilly course. It starts with a 4+ mile gentle (supposedly Cat 4) climb, then some rollers, and then back. On the way back, the climb is a little steeper (Cat 3) climb. The last 4+ miles is just a screaming descent.
The wind was howling up to 25 mph hour as we rode up the iinitial climb. It makes it really tough to control the aero bars. The wind was coming across us for most of the way which should make it fun! Then there are a few evil rollers and one section where Vaughn and I almost lost control.
On the way back, the other side of the climb is short and steep, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing. Then . . . ahhhh yes, 4+ miles and 600 feet of negative vertical wind-aided payback. I had my 11 tooth on and used every bit of it. I spun it up to 49 mph - and I was not coasting!!! Oh man. The road is wide open and all, but it's still a little strange to pedal a bike to those obnoxious speeds. So it's a difficult 11 mile effort, with 4+ miles of speed tacked on at the end. Ain't no thang. . .
We also loaded up on food supplies.
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