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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Saturday Century - rain shortenedJoanne and I started the Le Tour de Valley in the rain. It rained all of the way to the first rest stop. It rained all of the way to the second rest stop. The rain stopped on the way to the third rest stop, but the headwind picked up. And it rained all of the way back to the start. There, we were to do a second 35 mile loop, back to the same rest stop that we just left. However, it started to rain even harder, and as we were cold, we did not do the second loop. We rode the new Cannondale "Rain" Tandem, and again I was impressed with it. The disk brakes stop well in the rain, and the fenders helped to keep our feet dry. At least it took our feet longer to get wet than if the bike did not have fenders. We rode the entire route alone. There was a group of four singles who were five minutes behind us. We would be leaving a rest stop just as they were pulling in. All in all, it was a good day to ride, but after four hours of all most constant rain, it is hard to continue.
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