Holstein 100 2007

[jobob]

Hey five-one & smilingcat, early on in this thread you were talking about doing the ride.

Please join us for dinner if you're in the area on Friday evening!

[jobob]

Trekhawk, if you end up running late, give me a call. We could always get some slices to take back to the hotel for when you arrive.

[five one]

Hey five-one & smilingcat, early on in this thread you were talking about doing the ride.

Please join us for dinner if you're in the area on Friday evening!

Sadly, not this time. We made ride/dinner plans way back in May with the non-TE type friends that we rode with last year.

We're riding the metric. Will be on the lookout for AV kits in the morning at registration and out on the road .

[aka_kim]

Dinner plans sound good to me, so no whining will there be.

[smilingcat]

Meow?

I just printed out a direction from Pointe Reye and its only 20 miles (half an hour drive). If I get to my B&B in time, I will try to come to the dinner. I also worry about the bike in my car...

As for the ride itself, sad to say my poor back is still acting up. I think I can do the metric but I worry about the 8 hour drive home on Sunday. I'm still undecided whether to go for the metric or go really easy and do the 30miler Just over a month ago, I did a 34 miler fun ride (again due to my poor back). It was like oh its over already?? And my back was really un-happy the following week.

I'll be taking the scenic route up to Pointe Reye. Maybe the scenery will convince me to do the metric. It seems like an easy metric. The Marshall wall doesn't look too bad or is it?

smilingcat

[smilingcat]

Oh in case if I don't show up for the dinner, I will be riding my blue Orbea Dama Race bike with white Jett130 seat. No saddlebag. Jersey is purplish/maroonish color with a picture of dragon fly riding a bike. Blue helmet with red bandana underneath in lieu of skull cap, blue glove and blue short.

And I will be riding really easy to enjoy the scenery.

smilingcat

[jobob]

I'll pull together a report with pics in a bit. I rode the century route with Ellen (PABager) and her friend Amie, and their friend John.

It was the first century for the three of them, booyah!

This was a challenging ride, made more so by the wicked afternoon head & side winds we encountered for the last 25 miles or so.

aka_kim and TrekHawk rode the metric with LeeBob, and I'll leave it to them to tell their tales. They finished early in the afternoon and they hung out with Lee and waited for us to finish - and they had a LONG wait.

That was so incredibly sweet of them to wait for us, I can't tell you how happy I was to see them !

Here's the route profile from my computer, which showed about 6500 ft of climbing (the last climb into a wicked headwind, I might add! ) Ellen, just curious, what was the amt climb from your Edge?



Pics and more to follow.

[jobob]

Annoyingly strong Amie climbing Coleman Valley Road



John & Ellen followed very soon thereafter. I'll leave it to Ellen to say what she was chanting



The First Century Gang with some Holsteins (of course)



Me mit cows



Mooo



View from the top of Marshall-Petaluma Road



And a few more pics here:
http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ein_18Aug2007/