Corp Cycling Challenge

I'm signing up today for the Corporate Cycling Challenge. Are any of you guys going to ride the 42 mile route with me?


It's on: Sunday, August 16, 2009

First Colorado ride

I went for my first Colorado road ride this year. It was a 27 mile round-trip ride from the home base in Georgetown to Berthoud Falls, which is at the base of Berthoud Pass (going from I-70 to Winter Park). I left Georgetown (Elev. 8540) and rode down to the highway 40 junction (about elev. 8000). It rained on me a bit so I had to put on the rain jacket. Hit hwy 40, no more rain - so I took off the rain jacket and started the 7 mile or so climb up through Empire to Berthoud Falls. I was doing about 9 mph on the steeper sections and when I got up to Berthoud Falls (Elev. 9793) I had an average speed of 13.1 mph. It rained on me once more when I was about 2 miles outside of Bertoud Falls so on with the rain jacket again.

It stopped raining shortly afterwards, but I just left the rain jacket on because I figured I would need it on the way down (and it looked like it could rain again at any minute). I Made it to Berthoud Falls and snapped a couple pics then started heading back down to I-70 in what Phil Ligget would describe as a block headwind. I made it down no problem and hit about 40 mph for my max speed, which isn't bad considering it was into a headwind. Started riding back up to Georgetown from the I-70/hwy 40 split.

The county of Clear Creek, in it's infinite wisdom, took a 3 mile or so stretch of paved road (albeit in rough condition) and has turned it into a dirt road (which is in worse condition than the paved road was), hopefully to be re-paved sometime in the near future. It had rained pretty hard down on that road while I was riding my ride, so I got to ride back on a nice muddy road. Now my bike is in serious need of some maintenance as it has a healthy coating mud and sand...

more to come later this week

Bummed...

I had everything lined up to meet the boys for my first M.N.R. of the year. I even talked Paul in to giving me a beer after the ride. Wouldn't you know it, the weather man spoiled my fun.

Maybe a early ride on Saturday a.m. with the bro? Or a late day ride on Sunday with the crew? hmmm, what's in store this week

Sorry dmars!

I didn't call Dave because of Paul's post about meeting @ 1:30. While waiting at the kiosk it dawned on me that you told me to call. Sorry!

Paul and I rode 1 lap and then met up with Todd(from Todd and Tyler). We showed him around a little.

Paul also showed me the line through Camelback. We cleared it no prob!

See you tomorow if it does not rain.

its been awhile...

M.N.R.

The Monday night ride was great, I think this was the biggest group yet. The ride was at a nice pace with several regroups. And of course after the ride we stopped over at Paul's to have a cold one. O ya there was a trail day at TP tonight and I believe we got the whole thing mowed so get out and ride the freshly cut trail..

Good ride

The storm pushed through yesterday and left a bright ,sunny, windy afternoon. I took advantage of it and hit the West Papio. Got in 20 + miles and avoided the bummer life!

You guys have fun tonight.

Saturady at TP

Was a great day for riding, there wasn't much humidity in the air and there was a slight breeze. Way better than yesterday. I rode for a hour and half and was totally soaked. Plan on catching up with M.N.R this week. Maybe I'll catch you there.

Sunday

I made it out for an hour today. Did you?