Going to the Cindarella!

[five one]

I got my confirmation card, too. I knew I was in however, because they had cashed my check.

I'm riding with three non-TE friends. This is the fourth Cindy for us together. Not sure when we'll get started in the morning. We're staying at the Holiday Inn Express Friday night and riding over to the start from there. Assuming TE has a tent at the expo, that would be a good place to meet up to say hello, either before or after the ride. We'll be the ones with tiaras (us and a few hundred others)

Keep your fingers crossed the weather gods smile down on us this year.

[Trek420]

We're staying at the Holiday Inn Express Friday night and riding over to the start from there. Assuming TE has a tent at the expo, that would be a good place to meet up to say hello, either before or after the ride. We'll be the ones with tiaras (us and a few hundred others)

Keep your fingers crossed the weather gods smile down on us this year.

Holiday Inn sounds like a good idea, even some locals stay there to be near the ride start.

I can commit to AV gear, vest, arm skins for spotting Trek on the ride purposes. Of course if you see a Mondonico....it's me. I've heard it's only rained three times for the Cindy, last year was crazy.

Are we doing dinner the night before the brutal epic Cindy ride?

[Xrayted]

I'm in!! Got mine today as well. Not sure where we're staying yet. I don't know the area at all. Any and all suggestions are welcome. We should be in the area Thursday night.
As for me, if it's nice enough to wear shorts, you will spot me a mile away...

See y'all there.

[snapdragen]

Holiday Inn Express in Dublin is super convenient, you can ride to the start.

[five one]

Holiday Inn Express in Dublin is super convenient, you can ride to the start.

Be sure to ask for the Cinderella rate of $69. Valley Spokesmen had it as $59 on their website, but that's last year's rate. I would suggest making a reservation ASAP. We're all local, relatively speaking, living in Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill. It's just so much easier to be right there the morning of. In the past, we got kind of crazy with decorating helmets, bikes, etc., the night before. It still have my tiara, but the rest gets in the way during the ride. My friend Shelley rides with a big blue feather boa around her neck and silver lame skirt and arm warmers

We always eat at Frankie, Johnny, and Luigi, too in Dublin.

[kjay]

This will be my first Cinderella, and after reading all your posts, it really does sound like a whole lot of fun. I am still recovering from a trip to Egypt and riding camels for five days in the desert, so I've not been on my bike for ages. Thankfully, there's still time to train a bit. Thanks for all your fun and interesting messages here.

[Trek420]

How about dinner the night before?

We've met at ...oh, trying to find the link to the Mexican place on Park....but open to suggestions of any sort.