Originally posted by Jennifer Gallow
First century ... that wouldn't be the Tour de Palm Springs, would it ... ? Feb 5 .... that's my first century ride and I'm really looking forward to it!
yes it would!

i'm torn between being excited and being scared to death! i was there last year as a non-rider... driving from rest stop to rest stop to take pics and cheer hubby on.. WHAT A NIGHTMARE!

if this was the ONLY event non-cyclists saw.. no wonder they have bad opinions of cyclists!

first there are a TON of people (over 5,000 i believe)... they take up the whole lane and sometimes the other, oncoming lane... at the rest stops they lay their bikes down in front of your vehicle even when your sitting it it trying to get out of the driveway...

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

i've never ridden with so many people! i've done 2 organized metric centuries... the first one we were late so i left 15 minutes after the crowd.. the 2nd one.. was actually split between two weekends cuz of our horrible weather.. so there were only about 40 people (and i ended up near the rear real quick! lol!)

i enjoyed both of those immensely!

but the tour.. i'm nervouse as heck! lol! hope no one knocks me over!