Since it is the 4th of July I thought my utter detonation on the back of the Nyack Ride (aka the Rocket Ride) today was rather appropriate. It was only 3-4 miles from the end anyway. Good workout, hot day.

I must say, the 5+ mile 30-32 mile per hour pull (no exaggeration) that Gavi Epstein took into the headwind on Knickerbocker Road was impressive. Gavi is a Cat 1 who beat half the pros in the TT in his last Pro 1-2 stage race. I'm a little surprised he hasn't gotten a pro deal, he's only 23 years old. Nice kid. Very fast.

That wasn't my undoing, I was ejected 20+ miles later on a little upgrade after a technical descent into a hairpin turn with dirt and gravel. I suspect is was Gavi at the front punching it again however.

Hey, wtf, it's fun chasing those fast guys and I got skinnier.