I was wondering who else from TE did it!

DH, our friend Rick, and I were there. What a great ride! We don't have hills like that in Delaware (ours are short and steep), so the climbing was different. But I enjoyed it, much more than the last 15 miles in a head/crosswind over flat-to-rolling farm country.

I did the first two climbs with no largest cog because my rear derailleur had slipped out of alignment. The anchor bolt must have loosened. So, if you saw a woman working on a carbon Fuji hanging from the Gathland State Park sign at the first rest stop, that was me I was super-grateful to have that low cog on the third climb- what a monster!

Kudos to the Baltimore Bicycle Club for a well-executed event. I'll be doing this ride again next year