better late than never (just found this site last week), but my sister, brother-in-law and i rode this ride in August. our other sister was diagnosed with lung cancer in may and we rode it for her. my avatar (if it worked) is the back of the cycling jersey i designed for our team, which was named after my sister (kelly's posse, hence my name). we love our Posse cycling gear.

it was a really tough ride! my sister and i did the 40 mile but my b-i-l did the 100 and he says now "that was not fun". as my sister says "rolling hills my arse". it was very hilly! but we felt like we had accomplished something in the end and intend to ride again next year, hopefully with a bigger team! we raised over $4000 though, which wa a nice tribute to my sister.

my sisters and i went to france in 04 to watch a stage of the tour, so this charity ride seemed appropriate. the fact that i actually spoke to lance as he biked by me, and he spoke back, all before i realized it was him, was a great story to share with my sister!

now i've got til next year to get myself in shape for the 70 mile ride, which is my goal for the livestrong ride, though i'd still like to ride a century one of these days.