We woke up to frost over everything, frozen water, and no one wanted to move. We packed up our tents and were too frozen to eat the food we had in the trailer, so our entire team ate breakfast at a cute lil place just down the hill. After we were all fully satisfied, we shed our layers and layers of jackets and hit the road. The first 10 miles were freezing, then when it finally warmed up, my chain started skipping gears and we had to stop to play with my derailleur tension. Sam and Albrecht both tried to fix it, but I felt super smart when I finally got it workin right. At mile 25 we started going downhill, and it seemed like the downhill would never stop.
It stopped. We finally hit a 10 mile( ish) climb after 56 miles, and it was rough (but wonderful). Sam and KK rode ahead and Albrecht and I took our time up the mountain. Throughout the ride, the road curved around so you could see what you had just done. It was really cool.
We met Sam and KK at the top and rode down to second lunch before the second climb. The second climb wasn't nearly as bad except there were constantly bees all around my bike. Once we reached the top of that climb, it was all downhill to host. Glorious.
Got into town. Went to te grocery. Made a Twinkie cake for Jays birthday. Celebrated. Printed/copied cue sheets. Hoorah.
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