Tour de Cure - CycleOther


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Grafton, Wisconsin
United States
American Diabetes Association
82F / 28C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 38m 4s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove from home to Grafton. Turned in registration. Ate breakfast and stretched
Event warmup:

Stretched. Walked around the event grounds
Bike
  • 3h 38m 4s
  • 62.14 miles
  • 17.10 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Felt good all the way through
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch, massage, lunch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

2 low blood sugars, headwind, quad cramp that never fully materialized yet was always right there waiting to bite!

Event comments:

Thanks again to all of the volunteers. Especially to the route marshals who were just as lost as we were due to the fact that detour directions had not been given to them.




Last updated: 2012-05-15 12:00 AM
Biking
03:38:04 | 62.14 miles | 17.10 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Mostly country roads, paved bike trail and some urban streets. Course signage was lacking at times which caused confusion amongst riders. Some roads wre no better than smoothish gravel. Several train tracks that had to be crossed. The first of which took out 2 riders' tires. Roads through town were tricky to navigate with lots of cars parked on side of road - opening car doors, people pulling out, etc. Had to cross a busy 4 lane freeway which was no picnic. Unmarked detour sent a group of riders on a closed section of bike trail - sign at farthest end of detour barrier read: " Trail Closed Due To Bridge Failure" (!!!)
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4