We could not have had a much better weekend of riding than the one that just passed. On Friday evening, Jay was headed to Omaha for a CX race so I just went and knocked around on my neighborhood school's 'cross course. Friday night is apparently the night to go. Tuesday's and Thursday's are busy with football practices but apparently, and logically, the teams must use Friday's as a rest day before game day. I was blessed with a nearly empty venue on a beautiful evening.
Saturday was a low-key 40-ish miles. Patrice'e crash on a busy Rte 158 made some nervous moments but both body and bike were mostly good, except for the usual scrapes.
Sunday was our 5th edition of the Gran Fondo Ste Genevieve. The eight riders was our largest group yet. Aside from getting a really late start, the ride was almost flawless. Davide's massively cut tire in Valmeyer was the only problem. I had never seen a rock put a 3/4" cut in a tire before. The fact that he even made it back to Columbia without any more issues was pretty amazing. A combination Clif Bar wrapper and a business card makes for an okay tire boot.
We altered our the location of our second food and drink stop a little so they were more evenly spaced and the change worked out much better than past years. No one was nursing nearly empty bottles, trying to reach Ste. Genevieve without cramps or a bonk. Unlike last year, I drank plenty of liquids and kept a pretty regular schedule of gels, tablets and 1 powerbar. There was no HUGE bonk like last year. In fact, I felt really good at the finish. I have never felt better after this ride. Now, if I can only remember this next year because I never again want to suffer like last year.
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Saturday was a low-key 40-ish miles. Patrice'e crash on a busy Rte 158 made some nervous moments but both body and bike were mostly good, except for the usual scrapes.
Sunday was our 5th edition of the Gran Fondo Ste Genevieve. The eight riders was our largest group yet. Aside from getting a really late start, the ride was almost flawless. Davide's massively cut tire in Valmeyer was the only problem. I had never seen a rock put a 3/4" cut in a tire before. The fact that he even made it back to Columbia without any more issues was pretty amazing. A combination Clif Bar wrapper and a business card makes for an okay tire boot.
We altered our the location of our second food and drink stop a little so they were more evenly spaced and the change worked out much better than past years. No one was nursing nearly empty bottles, trying to reach Ste. Genevieve without cramps or a bonk. Unlike last year, I drank plenty of liquids and kept a pretty regular schedule of gels, tablets and 1 powerbar. There was no HUGE bonk like last year. In fact, I felt really good at the finish. I have never felt better after this ride. Now, if I can only remember this next year because I never again want to suffer like last year.
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