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Old 04-26-06, 01:35 PM
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Keith99
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Let' see. Totally cooked on my first Grand Tour (Double century). Had to stop and sit by hte side of the road and convince myself to not even try to soft pedal until I had managed to swallow half a powerbar a banana and half a bottle of water. In the last 50 miles headed back home with a tailwind I picked up a bit of steelbelt and barely found it and fixed things before dark. Then chased the two I had been with at about 25 MPH for over a half hour.

One not to bad but quite memorable ride was on the beach bikepath as a storm was blowing in. One section actually runs on a jetty that is between Balogna creek and the harbor. When I was on it I had a almost pure crosswind. When I realized I was leaning into it at what seemed like 10% I decided it was time to turn back and go home. while my bike still had paint and I still had skin.
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