I made it! 10,500 feet of climbing, 95 miles and 3 mountain passes after 10.5 hours we made it to Tahoe. Full post tomorrow morning when I have more energy as well as wifi
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We started cycling at 7:45 this morning. The climbs were sustained for the first 6+ hours meaning there were virtually no downhills. This made for very, very slow cycling, we averaged only about 8 miles per hour until the tail end of the trip.
Once we got through Carson's pass, at over 8,000 feet, we had a nice, long downhill. This was quickly stopped by another smaller climb up Luther's pass. Once we passed Luther's pass we his a 6 mile downhill on a 6% grade. I hit 50.1 mph on this downhill (sorry Mom) and it was quite a thrill.
We finally arrived in Lake Tahoe at about 6:15pm, finishing what is said to be the hardest day of our ride. We greeted other team members arriving and then went and took quick showers. We then ate at a local pizza place and then headed back to lodging. We stayed in St. Theresa's fellowship hall, which barely holds all of us.
Thank you for your encouraging thoughts and prayers today, it was an awesome experience that I will never forget!
Love & Honor,
Beau
Post continued:
We started cycling at 7:45 this morning. The climbs were sustained for the first 6+ hours meaning there were virtually no downhills. This made for very, very slow cycling, we averaged only about 8 miles per hour until the tail end of the trip.
Once we got through Carson's pass, at over 8,000 feet, we had a nice, long downhill. This was quickly stopped by another smaller climb up Luther's pass. Once we passed Luther's pass we his a 6 mile downhill on a 6% grade. I hit 50.1 mph on this downhill (sorry Mom) and it was quite a thrill.
We finally arrived in Lake Tahoe at about 6:15pm, finishing what is said to be the hardest day of our ride. We greeted other team members arriving and then went and took quick showers. We then ate at a local pizza place and then headed back to lodging. We stayed in St. Theresa's fellowship hall, which barely holds all of us.
Thank you for your encouraging thoughts and prayers today, it was an awesome experience that I will never forget!
Love & Honor,
Beau
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