We started the day with a 13 mile uphill ride, going from an elevation of 1500 feet to 4000 feet in Mount Hood State Park. There was a little blip at mile 8 when construction crews told us that we would not be able to continue because of construction. Within minutes, our ABB vans were there and all of our bikes were loaded on top. We drove up past the construction about 2 miles. Then unloaded and continued up the hill. As I have already learned - what goes up must go down. In the first 45 miles of the ride we had 3 major uphills and 3 major downhills (each about 4 - 10 miles long) and I did them all. I actually let myself increase my speed in most spots and I can say I enjoyed it. My confidence is growing everyday and I can't tell you how amazing everyone is here - helping me, giving me tips and just cheering me on!!!
At the end of the ride today there was a very serious downhill with major switchbacks. My plan was not to ride that downhill so that I would not mentally freak out all day long so I rode down in the SAG van - which was pretty scary to me too.
The other really cool thing about today was that we started in the mountains - covered in snow and ended the day in a desert. Unbelievable - see pics below.
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| Beginning of the Day |
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| End of day |
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| End of Day 2 |
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