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

[Bike Goddess]

"They went up highway 92? Good grief. That's a busy road."

Hwy 92 down to Half Moon Bay is pretty dangerous as it is narrow in spots. Cars aren't very friendly to cyclists either so I suspect that is why they changed the route.

Also, Hwy 1 down to Santa Cruz is no picnic either due to the traffic. However, by doing Skyline, they miss getting a lot of publicity in Half Moon Bay and beyond. That was where I had my first encounter with the ride many years ago. I remember how touched I was by seeing all of these cyclists on their way to LA. I saw the ride twice this way and finally in '05 did the ride. It was a challenging week mentally and physically but I'm glad I did it!!!! (TREK was my tent partner that year!)

[jobob]

Veronica and I rode Highway 1 northbound from Santa Cruz up to Moss Beach (north of Half Moon Bay) a couple of months ago, and I didn't think it was bad at all. Hiway 1 has fairly wide shoulders. A little too congested for my taste around Half Moon Bay proper, but not bad.

Then again, it was just the two of us, not a cast of thousands ...

[KnottedYet]

Heard from Trek. She got picked up by the sag wagon after about 65 miles. She's not feeling good, and her broken toe is really causing her some pain. She's getting discouraged.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Heard from Trek. She got picked up by the sag wagon after about 65 miles. She's not feeling good, and her broken toe is really causing her some pain. She's getting discouraged.

Poor Trek!!
But 65 miles is a LONG LONG ride!!!!! It's over 100k!!!

[velogirl]

Dita has been a mentor and inspiration to many other riders over the years. If this were another rider, I can imagine her saying something like "you've accomplished the most important aspect of the ride -- raising the funds. just do the best you can do everyday and if you SAG, contribute in other ways like cheering in riders, setting up tents, etc."

So Knotted, pass that message onto her for me, okay?

[Duck on Wheels]

Poor Trek!!
But 65 miles is a LONG LONG ride!!!!! It's over 100k!!!

That's what I IM'ed her too, when I got her message. I only do metric anyway, being European now, so to my mind she did a century and then some. And that after doing that loooong steep climb up 92 and then instead of coasting down to Half Moon Bay continuing to climb and climb and climb up Skyline (Hwy 35). We drove that way today just to see what they'd done and I don't see how I could EVER do that! No matter how many years I train for it!

I can't actually phone her with my cell phone. Only IM. So Knott, I'm counting on you to re-encourage her.

[KnottedYet]

I'm text messaging her, too. Though we did actually TALK to each other for a couple minutes today. Sigh. (don't want to wear out her cell phone batteries while she's unable to recharge them)

If anyone (Velogirl?) wants to send her a message you can do it by clicking on the link in my signature line. Enter her rider number 4223. Type in your message, and then submit it. The ride crew prints the messages up in the evening and gives them to the riders in camp.

I just got a text from Trek saying she saw a doctor in camp about her broken toe, and he sent her to the sports medicine tent. (Physical therapy.) They were closed, but she promises she'll go in the morning.

[velogirl]

unless the system has changed, the messages get printed and put in binders and the riders have to hunt through them to see if there are any messages for them.