Ride Report

We had a great ride this past weekend. Here's the way I saw it. The group was rather mello in the beginning... until the climb on Timms Mill... which is usual for this group. Once on 5 Forks, the groups began to form. I was on Jason's wheel... the real fast guys had vanished up the road. Jason took a monster pull... and bridged up to a few riders... Florida Bill had set up and waited. We caught Aaron and formed our own little group. In my mirror, I saw a rider bridging solo.... it was Mr. D.... and just think, he's a rather new rider!!! our group solidified as we crossed Liberty Hwy... I was last man back as we crested 1-k hill... accordingly, I was obligated to contest the sprint!!! After all, if the other 3 guys will lead you all the way, what else is there to do??? The gentlemen of the group, let me go... THANKS!! it was the highlight of the day. After that, it was soft-pedaling and spinning...

One good thing about stopping to WATCH someone change a flat... we get to visit for a while... We had a new rider, all the way from France... no kidding... so, he told us how he'd watch TdF as a kid... that's awesome!!!! the tire change caused us to be "late" to P-ton... the other group got away... so, we short cut the route... as we were running out of time... On Melton, we got in one more hard effort... then, we took it to the house...

That's my story and I'm sticking to it...