Subject: RE: Tour de Scottsdale : Official Thread There's one part of the course, I think it is Shea, where they have cones to block off the bike lane. I saw so many cyclists hit a cone or swerve and almost cause an accident. The biggest problem I had was that riders did not call stuff out (debris etc), you end up riding with people that you don't know in these packs and you are at the mercy of the riders around you. That said, I had an awesome experience and want to do it again. I was planning to do it this year but we got a condo at the beach instead. The surprising thing to me about this course is how fast it is. Despite the hills, it's a really fast course. Don't fry your legs in the first third, then you have that nice long downhill after the Dynamite hill, that road is a bit bumpy in places, but it's fast and the pace just keeps building after that. Best of luck and have fun on that beautiful course! |