Tuesday, May 22, 2012

CASA River Century


Saturday May 20 was a perfect day with perfect weather to ride a perfectly wooded and rolling route through the hills of Shepardstown West Virginia and beyond.  From the results of this ride, I'm thinking I have a shot at riding the Mohican 100 in 2 weeks time in under 12 hours!  But this day myself and my buddy Dan Wolfe got up early and drove to Shepardstown University to join 400 other riders on the tour.

This had pretty consistent rolling hills on roads that weren't too frequently traveled.  The rest stops were stocked well (except missing gatorade) and we took full advantage of each and every one.  So Dan, you haven't been riding much but how's your pre-ride feel?  Check the video below.




I'm thinking that all this commuting on the bike and once/week 70 mile trips out to Purcellville are really paying off.  This was my strongest century thus far.  At the 85 mile mark came the biggest hills of the ride.  Attack - Attack - Attack these hills by standing and sprinting up them. This repeated for about a 5 mile stretch.  I felt pretty darn good on these hills and was ready for more.  Check another video!




Here's a few other videos if you're interested in different parts of the ride.

First video - a few miles in.

First Rest Stop


Typical riding scene .. very beautiful.


Infamous Butler Chapel

50 Down, 50 to go


72 Miles

Mile 93 - Home Stretch


Garmin statistics: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/180099387

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