Congratulations! Your application for the 2009 Denver Post Ride The Rockies has been selected.
Finally some one likes me. After not getting into any of the other events that I entered, especially the Leadville 100, I was beginning to think no one liked me. But maybe my luck is turning around. This morning I got a confirmation email that Carolynn and I got into the Ride The Rockies tour.It is time to dust off the old tandem and begin training. I have always wanted to ride a tour out west, but they seem to fill up rather quickly. Well, this year we are going. I just hope the old Burley will make it....
Or maybe it is time for a new ride??? Hell, I would rather put money into a new ride than the stock market......
I just read this on the ride site: "The steepest sustained grade on Ride The Rockies is typically 6 to 7 percent. You can expect to climb grades of this ilk for ten uninterrupted miles. (Occasionally a route includes 15, or even 20 miles of continuous climbing.) Also occasionally, a route will include a short (i.e. 1/4 mile) stretch of road as steep as 10 percent" - Carolynn we need to hit that Platte City via Parkville route about once a week.....
3 comments:
you have never done a Rocky Mountain climb your in for some FUN! They have grade laws in CO but that means squat since the climbs are 1-2 hours long.
Oh yes, Climbing a pass in the Rockies is great - even more so is you with a picture next to the summit sign showing elevation and a smile since you reached the top of the pass. What a nice feeling.
Moo.
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