Wine Country Century/200k 5/3?

[Trekhawk]

Anyone else doing this ride?

Deanna are you working the ride again?

Our TNT team will be doing the 200k. Starting quite early...

Have fun MP!!

Is that with your Aussie guys or is that another ride?
If so give them hell.

[maillotpois]

With some of the Aussies. We're training them for the Death Ride, so the 200k is a training ride for that.

There are a couple of the Aussie guys I keep riding with. Then I start thinking to myself with an Aussie accent. Yesterday, we descended down the Marshall Wall at about mile 80 of a 90 miler, and the guy I was riding with said: "If we have to climb back out of what we just came down, you and I are ovah!! I will be sending you formal notice that this relationship is terminated!" They're really funny!

[Bike Goddess]

Yep! A bunch of us from Benicia will also be doing the 200K. However, I doubt that I will do that last loop after the lunch stop. I did it a couple of years ago and it was just OK. However, since you all are in "serious training" , that's a different matter.

The "big dawgs" of our club will probably finish early so you'll most likely see them at the end. I'll probably be a little later.

Look forward to seeing you if only in the distance!

[maillotpois]

We'll be in the distance because we'll be starting so early.

I expect many of us will wear the blue/black finisher jerseys from last year's Death Ride.

[Trekhawk]

With some of the Aussies. We're training them for the Death Ride, so the 200k is a training ride for that.

There are a couple of the Aussie guys I keep riding with. Then I start thinking to myself with an Aussie accent. Yesterday, we descended down the Marshall Wall at about mile 80 of a 90 miler, and the guy I was riding with said: "If we have to climb back out of what we just came down, you and I are ovah!! I will be sending you formal notice that this relationship is terminated!" They're really funny!

LOL - glad to hear they are giving their coach some laughs along the way.
Is the Marshall Wall the thing I snailed up at the Holstein ride with Kim waiting patiently for me at the top?
Its nice to be able to visualize some parts of the rides you are doing.

[maillotpois]

I am sure that's it. We did the side from Hwy 1 which I always find harder. It's steeper and you gain more altitude. (Not that the other way is a piece of cake, but we really like to work these guys.) It was a lovely ride overall.

[cindysue]

Ill be doing the 100 (wearing luna blue).

Also consider joining me on a recovery hill climb the next day;

Up Old La Honda, Down Kings Mtn., Up Kings, Down 84 (~35 miles, 4400' ^)

or

Up Old La Honda, Down Kings Mtn. (~19 miles, 2400' ^)

[maillotpois]

Is there one that's just down?

[cindysue]

Is there one that's just down?

in the Bay Area?!