Fernie, Canada
What a trip so far...and the race has yet to begin! The start of TransRockies is in Fernie. The mountains are enormous and angular making for a sriking skyline. Super friendly town too. So far our journey has included half a day in Calgary at an RV place, another 4 hours on the road, and a good 16 hours in a grocery store parking lot. Sounds exciting, eh?
The pre-ride today was an eye opener. Very tech in deep forests where sunglasses mean you can't see - going with a clear lens tomorrow. Very steep climbs, but none over 400 feet tomorrow - the big ones come later.
The orientation tonight included a modeling session of the various leader's jerseys. The open men have a yellow jersey, as one might expect...the open mixed (our category) gets a purple design.
Both Lynda & I decided we love purple tonight :) We are more than a little excited to get going tomorrow and realize our biggest challenge may come from within. Its bound to be fun.
Word on the street is that Andreas Hestler and Seamus McGrath have teamed up for the open men. That will be fun to see!
Until next time...
The pre-ride today was an eye opener. Very tech in deep forests where sunglasses mean you can't see - going with a clear lens tomorrow. Very steep climbs, but none over 400 feet tomorrow - the big ones come later.
The orientation tonight included a modeling session of the various leader's jerseys. The open men have a yellow jersey, as one might expect...the open mixed (our category) gets a purple design.
Both Lynda & I decided we love purple tonight :) We are more than a little excited to get going tomorrow and realize our biggest challenge may come from within. Its bound to be fun.
Word on the street is that Andreas Hestler and Seamus McGrath have teamed up for the open men. That will be fun to see!
Until next time...
posted by Dave Harris at 8:22 PM
2 Comments:
Nice work with the first stage Lynda and Dave!!
Ed E
And stage 2! Looks like you guys are rockin' and rolling' Keep it up!
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