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Tour de Max,
August 14th, 2005
(a Lance Armstrong Foundation benefit ride in memory of Max Yonker) |
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riders finishing at Canada College; those below chronicle the 100k
option as it went from Canada over Old LaHonda, then Pescadero (via
Haskins Grade), Stage Road to San Gregorio and back via Tunitas
Creek. Descriptions coming soon (actually already started). --Mike-- |
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Shortly after 7am, I arrive at Canada
College for the start of the 100k ride option, along with many
others. Not a huge number though, as the event was limited to 300
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I now know
why we haven't been seeing 3-dog-lady on our Tues/Thurs rides
lately- she's leaving earlier! |
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Approaching Woodside on Canada Road. A bit overcast, but nice.
Mid-50s, no wind, little traffic. |
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Making the
turn onto Old LaHonda, our first climb of the day. |
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Everyone's
all smiles on the first part of the climb! |
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you get down to serious business, on one of the three nastily-steep
sections of Old LaHonda. |
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It does end, however, and with it our
clear skies. Time to put on whatever warm clothing you brought
along, not that it's really cold, but the dampness puts a chill in
the air. |
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| Heading
west on 84, past the Red Barn, a familiar landmark. |
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Something
ominous-looking about the pack behind this guy, chasing him down. |
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Our first
rest stop, at Sam McDonald Park near the start of the Haskins Grade
climb. |
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ride to Pescadero and not check out Flamingo house! |
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The roads
on the coast were a wet mess, making me thankful I didn't clean my
bike before the ride! |
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Y'know the
phrase, "The coast is clear"? Yeah, right! But the rest-stop crew
was as cheery as the skies were dreary. |
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about a cigarette-smoking Park Ranger that just seems wrong? |
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The obligatory shots of the San
Gregorio General Store, where nearly every cyclist stops to refuel,
while the locals stop by for a smoke & their morning Bloody Mary. |
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Emerging from both the gray skies and
the steep, middle section of Tunitas Creek; all the hard stuff is
now behind us. Just that never-ending fairly-flat final three miles
on Tunitas. |
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At last,
the very top, where Tunitas becomes King's Mtn and heads back down
into Woodside. |
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You'd hardly know that King's Mtn is a
fairly tough climb from these pictures; it almost looks flat as
we're descending! |
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A very
nice day on the bay side of the mountains, with many others out on
the roads. |
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| Heading up
Albion towards Olive Hill, we're in our final mile. |
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That last
nasty climb to the finish must be a lot tougher when you're towing a
trailer. |
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Yeah, it's
a guy thing, getting together at the end of the ride to compare
notes. |
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little bit brighter at the finish that at the start! |
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Tom Yonker
at the festivities following the ride, where people bid on
everything from wine to bikes. |
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