Two Century Rides
If you read my last post about my October 2010 goal, you noticed that I have ridden an unusually high number of miles for so late in the season. That is because in October and in November I rode my first two century rides. October 9th was the Viva Bike Vegas , and November 6th was the Tri States Gran Fondo . The RTCSNV Viva Bike Vegas is a 115 mile loop that starts in Downtown Vegas, goes down to Lake Mead and over the brand new hoover dam bypass bridge, through Boulder City, up to Red Rock Canyon, then back down to Downtown Vegas. It also climbed somewhere around 6100 ft. As per my usual blog postings, here is a map and elevation profile, both pulled from the event's website: K Jo and I headed down to Vegas that weekend looking forward to some fun. Oct 10th is our anniversary and I can't think of a better way to celebrate seven years of marriage than by spending seven hours in the saddle. My morning started early as the ride started at 6:30. We stayed at the Gold