Wine Country Century 5/6/2006

**bikerz** · 05-08-2006, 08:42 AM

Wow - Jo - you guys are hardly recognizable in that photo! I was scrolling quickly through the thread and thought - hmm - I wonder who that is in that photo...

I feel like all the photos I have of myself from the last 10 years are my "before" pictures - anything current is a "during," and someday soon there will be some "after" pictures! In the meantime, the riding is fun! Thanks for the inspiration!

**maillotpois** · 05-08-2006, 08:47 AM

Wow - great story on Lee. Sounds a little like "Mr. MP" who got sick of his wife dropping him on all the climbs after 2 years and got mad and lost 35 pounds!

Well, I just learned that one of my friends who did WCC double metric (a fellow TNT coach and one of the folks who did some of the doubles with us) crashed on one of the last descents yesterday (Green Valley) and broke her collarbone and ended up in the hospital overnight.

Huge bummer. This is one of the most lovely, cheery women you could hope to know. I expect she's off the bike for a while.

**jobob** · 05-08-2006, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by maillotpois

Well, I just learned that one of my friends who did WCC double metric (a fellow TNT coach and one of the folks who did some of the doubles with us) crashed on one of the last descents yesterday (Green Valley) and broke her collarbone and ended up in the hospital overnight.

Ah, so she was the one. LeeBob and I spent some of the time waiting for Snap & Cindy to materialize (harrumph) sitting a a bench near the entrance where the radio tent was set up. We heard snippets of conversations between the guy at the tent and the SAG vehicles. There was a woman involved in a crash and they were dispatching an ambulance to the scene, but I couldn't make out what route she was on.

I have to admit I was relieved once I found out all my girlfriends were present and accounted for.

Best wishes for her speedy recovery!

**SadieKate** · 05-08-2006, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by jobob

I meant to pick up maps for the other routes for future reference, but forgot. Wouldja mind hanging on to yours, or making a scan for me? Thankyee kindly.

I'll do you one better. Go to the club's website and click on current rides. May 7th was the WCC worker's ride and all the route files are posted in pdf. The route revision I suggest looks like it would be a 100k with about 3,500 ft of climbing and it's all early in the ride (but with plenty of easy warm-up). Anyone who has climbed the summit of Diablo can do Colemen, no problem, far easier.

http://www.srcc.com/

**SadieKate** · 05-08-2006, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by Veronica

But SK I can't tell from your write up why you don't want to do another 200K.

Because I want to mountain bike. Completing a 200k was a nice milestone but it doesn't make my heart sing the way mtbiking does. If we can ever get you to the singletrack in Bend, you'll see why. I believe yellow's comment as we were descending the Sisters Trail was something about you having the downhill on Diablo and me having Sisters. Slalom-tight singletrack heaven.

**Deanna** · 05-08-2006, 10:23 AM

I'm glad you all had a great time on our ride! I got up for the volunteers ride on the 7th with the good intentions of doing a modification of the 100 mile route. Only one man who I've never met was doing the 100 miles, most of the folks doing that started even earlier, so I was easily talked out of my plan. We (meaning the WCC riders and the volunteer riders) were certainly blessed by the weather gods, as all during the previous week the sun waited until the afternoons to come out.

**Bike Goddess** · 05-08-2006, 01:03 PM

Deanna- I came by the clothes table asking about posters (they were all sold out!) Were you the one I spoke to???? (I haven't met you so I apologize if that was you!)

Is the club going to make anymore? I loved the framed one I saw. Fabulous!

Glad you got a ride in yesterday. Another glorious day for riding!

**Deanna** · 05-08-2006, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Bike Goddess

Deanna- I came by the clothes table asking about posters (they were all sold out!) Were you the one I spoke to???? (I haven't met you so I apologize if that was you!)

Is the club going to make anymore? I loved the framed one I saw. Fabulous!

Glad you got a ride in yesterday. Another glorious day for riding!

You may have spoken with me, as I was there all day except for lunch. I've told the power that be that we should make more. I'm not sure who framed the one we had on display, but they did an awesome job.

**slinkedog** · 05-08-2006, 05:09 PM

Well, it sure sounds like you all had great adventures. I think this one is going to go on the calendar for next year for sure. Thanks for the link to the route sheets, SK. Maybe Blaine and I can do one of them for our anniversary this year!!

**yellow** · 05-09-2006, 09:39 PM

I was in the LBS here in Salt Lake yesterday and one of the shop boys was talking about this ride. Guess he had just returned from his trip abroad (translation: abroad is anywhere out of Utah). He said it was the best ride he'd ever done and waxed poetic about the scenery and weather. That's quite a compliment. Pass it on, Deanna!

**SadieKate** · 05-10-2006, 10:04 AM

I just realized we hadn't heard from kjay. Kjay, whassup? How'd you do?

**kjay** · 05-10-2006, 10:15 AM

Hi, SadieKate . . . I've been hesitant to write, but I really appreciate your asking me, so I will report, although it's not the greatest report, but at least I finished my 35-miler.

Anyway, I rode my steel hybrid and everyone in the world passed me, plus I had to walk up a few hills, but that was okay. I loved the ride, the scenery, the animals along the way (even stopped at Honkey's Donkeys), and fed some grass to a few mama horses with their little foals. However, when I arrived at the Wells Fargo Center, I couldn't find the parking lot where my hubby was parked, so I took a shortcut on a dirt path covered with hay in order to get to two guys so that I could ask them the whereabouts of the main parking lot. It was at this time that my wheel got caught in a 5-inch-deep rut, and I took a hard fall. I either cracked or bruised some ribs, but am doing fine and am raring to go biking again. Nothing that a few Advil and Vicodin couldn't handle.

It took me 5 hours to complete 35 miles, but I had a grand time.

Thank you so much for asking.

**slinkedog** · 05-10-2006, 10:19 AM

Oh kjay! I hope you're doing okay! Take care of yourself!

**SadieKate** · 05-10-2006, 10:33 AM

Yeow! Kind of sorry I asked but I did want to know. It sounds like 99.9% of the ride was fun.

Honkey's Donkey's? This must not have been on our mutual route. Darn.

**Deanna** · 05-10-2006, 10:37 AM

I pass the Honky Donkey farm on a couple of routes and have never stopped there (what is it about local attractions that we don't seem to make the time to visit). Isn't there a bird thing at the same place (maybe it's down the street)?

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