Raced the Love Valley Roubaix on Sunday. Billed as 50 miles of sexy. I love how Blue Mountain Revival Productions comes up with these tag lines.
Drove up Saturday, though, so I could spend some time at the Museum of Mountain Bike Art and Technology (MOMBAT), which rocked the house.
Love this Scorcher. Made it easy to pick my favorite from amongst all the bling.
After the museum I drove out to the venue just to get a look. Very unique, to say the least.
Then after dinner and a quick walk around downtown, it was back to the motel for some quality time with the bike.
The next morning the promised weather came through. Mid 30s and raining. Perfect day for a bike race. Needless to say I didn't take many pics. Too bundled up to reach the camera, which would have gotten as sodden as the rest of me anyhow. A highlight was coming down from the first big climb in freezing rain. That shit HURTS!. And less than 100ft of visibility up there in the clouds as well.
The only pic I've found so far....
The gravel was very soft. Tough conditions. About 45% of the field DNFed on the day. I finished 14th, 50 minutes off the front. The biggest gap in front of me was 8 minutes, while the next guy was 45 minutes behind me. I'll take it.
Post-ride laundry. Washed it all twice.
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