conquered another goal
09-20-10 | 08:18 PM
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conquered another goal
This summer I set three goals. Up till now I had 2 todays ride was the third and quite possibly the toughest. First I was going to ride 2500 miles from May 1 to Oct. 1, Second I wanted to complete a century and Third I wanted to ride to my in-laws and back they live about 30 miles away and about 2000 feet higher in elevation. It was a very difficult ride with strong head winds in both directions 15-20 MPH ( I swear only in New England does the wind not know which way it wants to blow!) the ride peaks higher than my destination so I had to do a short climb before the awesome descent.Here are some pictures of Fall in Vermont, and here is a link to my ride https://ridewithgps.com/routes/184194
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09-20-10 | 08:52 PM
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Congrats and cool pics! Achieving goals in cycling always feels amazing. Definitely some nice climbs in that trip too. Now it's time to set more for the rest of the year and/or next year!
09-20-10 | 11:33 PM
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Nice pics, Joseph...you're right about the wind...as I posted in the 50+ forum, I had the wind in my face yesterday going west 21.5 miles on rt. 27 out of Augusta (Maine), and all 21.5 miles east coming back.
Today was worse, quick 20 mile loop with a lot of hills, and the wind was trying to blow me backwards up every hill................
Today was worse, quick 20 mile loop with a lot of hills, and the wind was trying to blow me backwards up every hill................
09-22-10 | 02:23 PM
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good work, i just did a nice century in ma/nh/vt up to the harpoon brewery in windsor, vt, the ride was beautiful, around 6000' of elevation gain made for a good ride too. were you anywhere near that?
question: what saddle is that on the bianchi??
question: what saddle is that on the bianchi??
09-22-10 | 02:32 PM
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San Marco Ponza steel
09-22-10 | 03:23 PM
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congrats man. i'm headed up to Waterville Valley in a few weeks myself and plan to ride through the White Mountains a bit and enjoy some of our great NE fall foliage
09-22-10 | 06:34 PM
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