Tuesday, September 7, 2010

2011 Tour of the Battenkill Preride!

This entry will be more of a photo essay of the ride because I didn't get to ride last year's course. Andrew, one of our Cat 2 guides, and journalist extroadinaire has a much more descriptive write up over on his blog, and Erich will have a write up soon on his blog. I've chosen some of the more indicative photos of the course in order to give a better idea of the conditions.

Loaded up the bikes in Manhattan a mere 14 hours after getting into town:

Chilling on the front porch of the Cambridge Hotel waiting for Dieter and Andrew

Rte 313 just outside of Cambridge

Juniper Swamp before the horrendous climb

Rich Road

Crusing up Carney-Cassidy one of the new sections that cuts out some of paved rte. 29.


Mountain Road just before Erich's few seconds of sheer panic and genital pandemonium. Said pandemonium ensued when Erich rode full kilter over some seriously malevolent stutter bumps. Judgind by the sound, I thought, without a doubt, that I would look over and see a cloud of dust that once resembled Erich's bike, but alas, he stayed upright. Thankfully.

Dieter with flat number two of the day on Meeting House Road

The mindsuck that is Meeting House Road. What an awesome road to come upon 50 miles into a race!

Cruising back into town on Turnpike?


After the ride, Dieter took us to lunch at the coolest inn in town, and we crashed out at our campsite:


Tomorrow: Part Three: post ride-ride and rocketing 14 hours south.

2 comments:

Andrew J. Bernstein said...

I don't think I've ever seen so many photos of my ass in one place!

Thanks for the shout out!

The Clawhammer Cyclist said...

The photos were by default, Erich and I both noted how you spent about an eighth of a second not on the front! Thanks for all the pulls, and for being patient with a couple of cat 4's!