Wishing all of the "Death Ride" Riders happy tail winds!

[Biciclista]

I climbed the front and backside of Monitor Pass (rather laboriously ), and I climbed partway up Ebbetts. Turns out I did one-half of the ride, at least on paper -- it worked out to about 64 miles and 7,800 ft of climbing.

And I had a great time! I'll post a full report in a bit.

7800 feet of climbing???
that's A LOT of work. I did about 1600 feet of climbing yesterday and it wore me out...

[jobob]

I get such a kick out of how whacked-out my perceptions have become over the course of the DR training season.

If you told me earlier in the year (heh, or last year!) that I would consider 7800 feet to be a ho-hum accomplishment, I'd have laughed my azz off.

The reality is, I think I can do much better (crazy, but true!) on a good day, but best I could tell the altitude and the heat got to me, and I did what I could on Saturday without turning myself inside-out. I'm not big on suffering.

[maillotpois]

And remember, between Altitude Camp and the ride itself, you have now done ALL of the Death Ride passes.

[indysteel]

It sounds pretty darn impressive to me, Jobob! Congrats! I look forward to reading the whole report.

[Bike Goddess]

I'm looking forward to your report too, JoBob. Seems like you weren't the only one suffering up there. We had a guy who crashed the day before so he didn't get to ride at all. (He's in the hospital in Reno with a broken collarbone and 6 cracked ribs plus brain bleed). Congrats on all you did do. And all that prep work too.

I hear it was nasty hot most of the day- a woman I know from my town said she drank 8 bottles of Cytomax drink and at least 8 waters. Oh me oh my.

I had super admiration for anyone who even does 2 passes at the DR. You are a champ in my eyes.

AS for MP- she's famous even here in my home town. AND LOVED DEARLY by all whom she has coached! I hear this every time I ask someone about that great lady from TNT who coaches the Marin group!!!!

[maillotpois]

AS for MP- she's famous even here in my home town. AND LOVED DEARLY by all whom she has coached! I hear this every time I ask someone about that great lady from TNT who coaches the Marin group!!!!

Wow. [Blushing profusely....]

[smilingcat]

congratulation to MP and Jobob,

the ride can be super hot. Hot enough to melt the tire (being so much closer to sun) air is thin, sun is blazing hot in some years... Oui. Sounds like a year when everyone was reduced into raisin, dried out!!

MP, I don't know of too many who have participated in DR so many years in a row. whew!!! 7 or 8 years in a row of finishing all 5. superwoman if there ever was one.

On DR anything is possible. I've seen guys snap a chain, sucked up a derailure into the rear wheel, guy go over the edge coming down ebetts because of black ice... defeated by the scorching sun.

Good wonderful memories!!!