Sergeant Bluff, Bronson, Anthon, Battle Creek, Ida Grove
Shuttling from Waterloo to the ride start in Sergeant Bluff:
I rode the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) in 2006. The first day of the adventure was driving from home in Ohio to catch the shuttle in Waterloo, Iowa:
Packing up to leave home, 3:20pm.
Made it out of Ohio...
Mountain biking trip to Ellicottville, New York.
Today I rode in The Dirty Dozen, a 50-mile bicycle stage race over the 13 steepest hills in Pittsburgh, PA. This was my first time participating in this event.
The race is organized by Danny Chew; his web site contains a complete history of the race, the route, past results, etc.
Links
I raced in the Sport class of The Big Valley Race (mountain bike race) held on the property of Camp Manatoc in Peninsula, Ohio.
Sunday 11 Jan was designated as super-workout day. In the morning, Brad and I headed up once again to Mt. Sanitas. Then, we immediately headed out on our bikes to Lee Hill Road, a 1200-foot climb.
On Monday 12 Jan, I spent the day taking a rest from exercise, and wandered around town looking at the many gear shops again. I test rode an Ellsworth Truth mountain bike (very sweet) and a couple of Rocky Mountain bikes. I spent too much at the Performance Bike store.
Me and Brad on the summit of Mt. Sanitas
Taking a break from the race action to go sight-seeing around Toronto:
