Today's stage was a time trial, meaning that we were released at 1 minute intervals, in three separate starting groups, so if there was any chance of having a clear trail, this was it. The course was a combination of fast roadbeds, tight singletrack, and short, steep hike-a-bikes and climbs. The singletrack ended up being the best so far, nearly all rideable, with the exception of the hike-a-bike sections. I managed to bite it a couple of times on the descents but Carey was riding well and we kept our pace pretty steady on the climbs. Amazingly, after three days and 22,000 feet of climbing, our legs still felt pretty good on the steep grunter climbs. There were several sections of dramatic singletrack along the rim of a huge 300' deep canyon, which was beautiful and scary at the same time. I wish we could have stopped to admire the landscape, but we had a job to do, and neither one of us really wanted to take our eyes off the trail. We'll have to buy the race DVD when it comes out. We finished the day in 3:38 for 27 miles, so still a hard day in the saddle, but we won the stage and put another 24 minutes on second place.
Tomorrow's stage is about 68 miles, but we're hoping it will go a bit faster than previous days. I'm still expecting another 8 hour day in the saddle.
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Congrats again.
You guys are rockin!!
Congrats Girls!
Awesome job Rocking the Rockies!
Cheers,
Neal
I'm so excited that you're managing to post so that we can follow along. Keep it up, ladies.
Thanks for the great updates! I'm still wearing the Leader's Jersey for ya'll everyday....keep up the Fantastic Effort. We're all so proud of you both! Incredible!
Way to drop the hamma ladies!!! Keep going strong.
Great job ladies.. keep having fun!!
Way to go Momma ! Love Carly!!
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