It was a great event,,, one of my best days on the bike ever! The ride filled up at 1500 riders, with routes of 102, 64, 44, and 20 miles to choose from. The metric century (64 miler) seemed like the right choice for me. The event was sponsored by Nissan and began and ended at their U.S. corporate headquarters in Franklin, TN. Here, I've arrived on Friday afternoon to pick up my event packet:
Well, like I said above, it was an excellent day on the bike for me. Perfect weather, excellent scenery, good roads, and well-run food and water stops... what more could you ask for?
Usually a metric century is a fairly hard ride for me, but I did the miles without much distress at all, including about 3200 feet of climbing. I did so well, that they gave me a medal at the end:
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Videos of the event by my production company, Billydonn Productions, are in the works. Here is what has been done so far. Enjoy.
In part two, I actually chased down the pro riders and rode in their draft for a short while. Disclaimer: This is not to be construed as an attempt to claim that I am a really good cyclist!
That sounds awesome. Crazy that Chris Horner and Ben King showed up - I hope they enjoyed the ride...a little less pressure than what they're used to, I imagine. So far, my longest ride is a metric century - I'm working my way up to the proper 100 miler.
ReplyDeleteNice photos! Horner is way cool. Even on the hardest climbs he looks like he's smiling.
ReplyDeleteNice medal. They didn't give 'em to people who stayed on the couch.
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
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