September 1, 2014
Today there is a
charity ride for two cyclists from the Velo Naples club...one with brain
injuries that are requiring rehab. The ride will help with medical
expenses.
Some of the riders are the same from the
Saturday TREK Naples store ride. The ride started at 7 AM again.
Ugh....that means another early morning for me but it's worth it to help
out a fellow rider who has been injured. Didn't get much other
information on the injured riders but I was glad to be part of the
event.
The route today is two separate loops. One
comes out and back to the ride start at 22 mph and then continues in the
other direction and back to make a 40 mile route.
The
ride was fast but the two ride leaders for this pace....17 to 20
mph....are great. Peter and Mario keep the pace line intact in the bike
lane and call out safe riding tips as we stay in the paceline. When
riding in Florida in a group there is always a paceline.
On
the second loop I encounter and tackle my first Florida hill.....the
Estero Parkway bridge. The group is much stronger than I am at this
point....hey....it's the last 10 miles by this point and my legs are
tired. Another rider, Tamara, gets dropped as well and we decide to
ride back together. She rode the entire ride without water! Not
because she wanted to but forgot her water bottles and didn't want to
miss the ride. Too bad I didn't know that at the beginning of the ride
as I always have a spare water bottle...empty of course....but very
easily filled with water......and I would have gave it to her to
borrow. She knows to look for me the next time we ride together and she
forgets her water bottles. Amazing that she could keep up with the
group without water for 40 miles!
The end of the ride
brings up back to a breakfast burrito and drinks at Moe's. I was happy
to have food at the end of the ride. Some people were even having
beer! Hey.....10 AM in Florida is like 2 PM in NJ. The ride is
finished and it's time to celebrate.
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