[EastOfMidnight]

Is anyone doing the Tour de Carroll this weekend? http://www.tourdecarroll.com/
This is my first time for this one, and I'm really looking forward to it.

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[JimF22003]

Hiya. I signed up. I'm in NoVA, so it's about a 60 mile drive up there, but it sounds like fun. I want to get started early and hopefully beat the rain, which is likely in the afternoon. I haven't done it before, so I don't know what the organization/logistics/route is like.

[WJ13US]

I did this last year, nice ride. A lot of rolling hills.

I would bring something to eat. If I remember the food was scarce at the rest stops. Come to think of it I don't think there was any food. Maybe they changed it this year but bring something to eat just in case.

And I don't know where they got that picture on their web site. There were not that many riders!

Bill

[RacerMike]

I'm planning on doing the 36 miler with my wife, her brother and dad, and a few friends. The route designer told me that the metric is "hilly". I did the 30 mile route last year and it wasn't too bad, but there were some leg burners.

[JimF22003]

Just got back from the TDC, and had a great time. The weather was great, and the route was nice. A fair amount of hills, but mostly rollers. There was indeed food at the rest stops :)

This is a nice early-season ride, and I'll probably do it again next year.

[EastOfMidnight]

I did the metric; was good but some of the hills nearly killed me. I think I have my power to weight ratio reversed! On the other hand, my Selle SMP Evolution saddle was perfect. Now I've gotta start thinking about a 100 miler...

[emcb1230]

Ahhhh, I miss the 'minster. I'm curious as to the route. Anyone have an electronic version of the cue sheet?

[JimF22003]

I added this to mapmyride for you: http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/va/middletown/904617108

[emcb1230]

thanks Jim! I didn't even know that this site existed. I think this is the 36 miler:

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/md/westminster/988142227865

Looks like it hit some of the nicer, less developed areas of Carroll County. Count me in for next year.