Quote Originally Posted by RoadRaven View Post
Sigh... cyclists like me need "real" heros, like you...


And it is so good this other woman was willing to be your guardian angel from Stage 1, like her, I don't mind towing smaller and lighter riders in a head wind (I'm 5'10 and 99kg)... I always get favours returned by others... and sometimes its not just finishing, its how you finish...
That first day we traded off pulls for a little while, but the wind started whipping up so bad that I'd get on the front and just get bounced all over. It probably also didn't hurt that we weren't really in direct competition - she was in the 1/2 field, me the 3/4 and just having some companionship was probably more than worth having someone who couldn't do much to help along - it would have been any easier without me there, just lonlier. I did try to lead up the hills a bit too, but I don't really offer to much shelter.... The 4th day was much better. There were 4 of us and we were all doing our turns at the front.