Ride 2 summary: Novartis Ride for the Cure joins the “Century Club"
Departure time: 8:08AM
Arrival time: 3:00 PM
Actual distance: 160km
Time: 5:30
Av Speed: 29km/h
Max speed: 50.5km/h
# flat tires: 1 (Jason)
Number of “pit stops:” 9
Sore body parts: butt, wrists, a few sore necks/upper backs and feet
Unsore body parts: can’t think of any
Brief ride synopsis:
After a great first day, expectations were high for this longer ride and the team delivered. After an on-time departure, the team quickly got into the rhythm and the peleton set a strong pace out of town. No wind, few cars (or hills) and the odd Terry Fox run organized in the smaller towns kept our spirits high and we quickly surpassed 100km before stopping for lunch. The ride was pretty flat, if not slightly downhill, with generally good road conditions. Once again, Claudine would not let her Counting Crows take a break for the second day straight.
We completed the remaining 60km in the heat of the day (and a few more pit stops) and only 1 flat tire. After completing the 160km ride, we have officially entered the “century club” for riding 100 miles in a day. Iain and Alain won the free massages after the ride, and the rest of the team headed to the 60o water in the outdoor pool.
Once again, the hospitality our hosts exceeded all expectations. The hotel owner (Best Western—Fireside) contributed a generous portion of each room to charity and the restaurant (Chez Piggy—excellent food, and Brenda—our server who’d been there for 26 years was amazing) donated 100% of our meal to the cause. To date, contributions from restaurant owners alone has exceeded $1,000!!
Our overall fundraising total has now exceeded $20,500
Monday promises to be a very challenging day—the forecast is good, but we are all a little “spent” after a hot and long ride.
Best,
Henry
Arrival time: 3:00 PM
Actual distance: 160km
Time: 5:30
Av Speed: 29km/h
Max speed: 50.5km/h
# flat tires: 1 (Jason)
Number of “pit stops:” 9
Sore body parts: butt, wrists, a few sore necks/upper backs and feet
Unsore body parts: can’t think of any
Brief ride synopsis:
After a great first day, expectations were high for this longer ride and the team delivered. After an on-time departure, the team quickly got into the rhythm and the peleton set a strong pace out of town. No wind, few cars (or hills) and the odd Terry Fox run organized in the smaller towns kept our spirits high and we quickly surpassed 100km before stopping for lunch. The ride was pretty flat, if not slightly downhill, with generally good road conditions. Once again, Claudine would not let her Counting Crows take a break for the second day straight.
We completed the remaining 60km in the heat of the day (and a few more pit stops) and only 1 flat tire. After completing the 160km ride, we have officially entered the “century club” for riding 100 miles in a day. Iain and Alain won the free massages after the ride, and the rest of the team headed to the 60o water in the outdoor pool.
Once again, the hospitality our hosts exceeded all expectations. The hotel owner (Best Western—Fireside) contributed a generous portion of each room to charity and the restaurant (Chez Piggy—excellent food, and Brenda—our server who’d been there for 26 years was amazing) donated 100% of our meal to the cause. To date, contributions from restaurant owners alone has exceeded $1,000!!
Our overall fundraising total has now exceeded $20,500
Monday promises to be a very challenging day—the forecast is good, but we are all a little “spent” after a hot and long ride.
Best,
Henry
posted by Henry @ 11:51 p.m.
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