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Tour de Tahoe - CycleRoad Race


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South Lake Tahoe, California
United States
TGFT Productions / Bike the West
Sunny
 		Total Time = 6h 30m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 to drive down to South Shore. Ate a small breakfast on the way and drank a bottle of water to hydrate.
Event warmup:

It's a 72 mile ride...figured the first 10 miles were a warm up. :)
Bike
  • 5h 30m
  • 72 miles
  • 13.09 mile/hr
Comments:

This is my favorite end of season ride. It's at home, I know these hills and I love this course. The ride went really well considering it was probably the fifth time I've gotten on my bike all year. I started cramping coming out of Kings Beach and I seriously considered getting on the sag wagon at mile 50. The last four huge hills weren't all that great as I was in the lowest gear just trying to get up them. Fortunately, that is the one section that I usually ride regularly and I know those hills. I continually talked myself out of the sag wagon...in reality, it's faster for me to just ride back than wait for the sag wagon. ha!
What would you do differently?:

Ride my bike more this summer.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched my legs for a bit, then drove back to North Shore.

Event comments:

Great race with tons of volunteers and well spaced rest stops.




Last updated: 2010-01-05 12:00 AM
Biking
05:30:00 | 72 miles | 13.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
5.5 hours in the saddle, total time 6.5 hours including stops.
Wind: None
Course: Around Lake Tahoe, hills, mountains, beautiful lake to stare at all day. :)
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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