Here we are in Fallon after a grand day of bike riding. What a difference a year makes. Last year it was long two layers, a wind breaker, arm warmers and rain showers. This year it was sun and heat and lots of sun block. In spite of the sun block we all have red faces, especially where the block was not applied. The wind was quite variable, at times in was in our faces, or from the side, or from behind. When the later it made for some fast pace cycling. It was nice to have Jason Bleak along this year as he provide lots of help out front but was hard to keep up with going down hill. He said it was all payback because I was hard to keep up with going up hill. Jeff was his usual cherry self, what fun it is to be considered a friend. But Jeff’s dad is the hero for the day – he was there with food and water (we each drank at least 2 gallons) when ever we needed it. The group was rounded out with Jason’s dad who managed to get lost trying to find his way to Virginia city, but all is well that ends well and this day has certainly ended well.
The official stats for the day:
132 miles, 17.7 MPH, 4858 feet of climbing and 7 hrs and 26 min in the saddle.