Team Amici Veloci (and other TE'ers) do ALC 6

[Trek420]

OK, countdown time. Thought I'd post this info in its own spot.

Sunday Sunday Sunday monster tractor pull ....no ...... Sunday UK and I set of on ALC 6. We'll try to keep you posted but communication is a challenge on the 7 day ride.

For one thing no internet access in camp, for another while I plan to complete this my 3rd ride if you've ridden with me you know I'm not fast enough to complete each day and zip into town the extra miles to find a hot spot I plan to get in, get fed, get the tent up, showered, rest, get to sleep, get up and ride, repeat oh, and watch the talent show.

And I might not be able to charge my cell phone.

So I will make one, maybe two calls a day.

Otherwise the cell is off. I do a group voicemail thing and will try to call Knott, and or Spazzdog. And they can post how we're doing.

But you can send a message to us, to any rider or crew member from here:

http://experience.aidslifecycle.org/2007/

Keep it clean folks because your message of encouragement, support gets printed out by our amazing crew and pretty much anyone can read it

You'll need our rider numbers; UK Eliphant is 4591, I'm rider 4223. I had a list going of the others on this board, maybe I can re-create it.

If any of you know other riders or crew who might like to hear from TE'ers you can post it here too. It really makes a difference to the riders and crew.

There will be a "webcast" from that link that goes live I think on Saturday, day 0 with pictures, podcast, maybe video. So watch for us. I'll probably end up on the cutting room floor but watch for us in Amici Veloci red and green on Day 1, and I plan to wear the colors on day 7 as well.

Here just for fun is a video of the route

http://thebigmatt.com/2007Ride/Ride2007.htm

[Trek420]

Duck on Wheels and Snapdragen will be volunteering (yeah crew!!!!) at the tent reservation area. We'll try to get a group shot taken there, at least the four of us. Anyone else?

Since that's the last stop at registration we'll be sure to see them, oh I recognize them all anyway.

[Zen]

I stand in awe of your ability.

How do we see the webcast?

[Trek420]

Thanks Zen. Hold that thought till I finish but it's good to just commit to do it of course and all about the cause.

I tell people from a cycling standpoint it's not the hardest event. We debate this on the ALC board, seems to depend on what GPS one is using but it's something around 26,000++ feet of climbing.

I think V does doubles, one day with that.

But it's the back to backness, ride a century, do it again, and again, and then in a red dress....

A funny thing happened last time I rode, I hope this is true for me again. If you make it through Day 3 after that you just...feel...stronger every day. Weird.

The webcast is not there yet on the link.

You'll start to see things posted Monday, maybe late Sunday. You can see pictures of previous rides though.

Northern CA gals day 1 will be harder this year. After the 2 mile climb up 92

pictured here riders and Taiko drumers at the top here

http://experience.aidslifecycle.org/...s/day1/g2.html

instead of the long well deserved downhill run we take a left turn and go up Skyline. I've heard we'll come down to Hwy 1 around the town of Pescadero. I've always wanted to ride that bit. Alrighty, guess I will.

Wonder if we'll stop by for artichoke bread?

Day 2 is a century, Santa Cruz to King City. It's relatively flat though. Just often has &*^% headwinds. One long hill coming into King City has some great views. To make up for the headwinds we have a couple of unofficial rest stops. Hopefully the Cookie Lady will be there. This gal bakes all year and sets up somewhere on the route with cookies, with or without nuts, with or without chocolate chips, I'll aks about GF options for all the riders. She's always in costume. Earlier that day we'll take over an artichoke stand (in a friendly way of course).

Highlight of Day 3 would be Quadbuster hill. We'll be rewarded if we get over the top of that there's a tiny town that puts on a BBQ for us. It's the main fundraiser for their school.

[tangentgirl]

Wooooohoooooo! You guys are gonna have a blast. You must be crazy excited by now. Have a great ride!

[MM_QFC!]

Best wishes to Trek and all ALC riders and volunteers for a super fun and super safe ride...
I ride for the same reason - so that we can live in an AIDS-free world and just ride for the pure joy of it sometime soon - so this sister-rider salutes each and every one of you, knowing that it'll get hard, you'll hurt, get very hot, sore and hungry for anything other than road-food...but you'll all dig deep and pedal on...having the support of so many angels on every hill - for every mile...ride strong and enjoy every part of the journey!
Mary