Saturday, September 10, 2011
Local flavor if Sutherlin
We've been wondering around Sutherlin sweating up a storm. Jettie has become Sweatie. Here are shots of the mobile showers (heaven). Jett's new tatt. Our blue wrist bands which are our ticket for meals all all the other CO amenities. We also found the beer/wine garden, but Jett & Janie prefer their beer in a bag.
Day 0
Starting off day zero (tomorrow is day 1) a bit mixed. Slept well in the tent. Forgot Jett's creamer for her tea this am (strike 1) then knocked her over in the car while gunning up a hill (strike 2).
Enough about my problems. Janie's bike (Lorenzo) is being repaired. She wrung his neck upon reassembly from the bike box. Jacked up headset. Happily CO has a full range repair service.
Meanwhile we have a horse show next door. Good times!
Enough about my problems. Janie's bike (Lorenzo) is being repaired. She wrung his neck upon reassembly from the bike box. Jacked up headset. Happily CO has a full range repair service.
Meanwhile we have a horse show next door. Good times!
Friday, September 9, 2011
First night
Had greasy pizza in town for dinner. Sutherlin is sad and empty. Hope the 2000 cyclists bring a lot if $$ to the town. Love my new jersey! Also the CO volunteers are wonderful. I had the pink lady handling my registration. 
We're here!
We knew this was gonna be special when they directed us to park the car "down the lane, turn left at the horse" we are about to pitch our tent. The first of six times. The last shot is a reference to Janie's Scarlet Knights. 
On the road to Cycle Oregon!!!
Janie the Great, Jett, and I are on the road. 419 miles to Sutherlin. 
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Tour de Foothills, Upland, CA - November 12, 2010
Hello Friends!
Jett and I are back from our Veteran's Day long weekend in So California. While down for a visit to my dearest friends and family, we took the opportunity to participate in the Tour de Foothills in my old cycling stomping grounds of Upland-Claremont-Rancho Cucamonga. Another plus about this ride is seeing my old friends, many of whom were part of the ride support and organization. Good job to Mike & Mike & Brent!
Here is the start of the race. 7 AM in Upland. Upland is in the Inland Empire (area code 909!), just north of Ontario, 40 miles east of LA, 25 miles west of San Bernardino. Jett and I stayed at a hotel right across the street from the start. What a perfect set-up! We loved being so close and convenient.
They had a group of bag-pipers playing in the morning. In years past, my special cycling buddy, Big Mike, played the Star Spangled Banner a la Jimi Hendrix for the start of the race. I loved that a 10! This year, Mike was providing SAG support, so no axe wielding this morning.
The weather was gorgeous. Warm and sunny. November can be icky and iffy, weather-wise, but not today. Loved it.
And here we find our other cycling buddy and my 2007 RAGBRAI brother, Mike Miller (aka Painfreak). At first I was taken aback by the wild TdF kit, but more amazed by the sign on his back reading "Ride Marshall." Whoo-hoo! He got a promotion! Then Jett and I ribbed him a bit about his lack of directional skills. Good thing the ride was so well marked, I thought! Mike is universally known to get lost on organized rides, always adding "bonus miles" to his centuries.
Here's Jett & Mike riding through my old cycling terrain. It was perfect. 3625 feet of climbing over 63 miles. Easy-peasy compared to the Gran Fondo (9000 feet over 103 miles).
Here we are approaching the climbing section. Wish I took more photos of the day. It was wonderful. Hope to do it again next year!
Jett and I are back from our Veteran's Day long weekend in So California. While down for a visit to my dearest friends and family, we took the opportunity to participate in the Tour de Foothills in my old cycling stomping grounds of Upland-Claremont-Rancho Cucamonga. Another plus about this ride is seeing my old friends, many of whom were part of the ride support and organization. Good job to Mike & Mike & Brent!
Here is the start of the race. 7 AM in Upland. Upland is in the Inland Empire (area code 909!), just north of Ontario, 40 miles east of LA, 25 miles west of San Bernardino. Jett and I stayed at a hotel right across the street from the start. What a perfect set-up! We loved being so close and convenient. They had a group of bag-pipers playing in the morning. In years past, my special cycling buddy, Big Mike, played the Star Spangled Banner a la Jimi Hendrix for the start of the race. I loved that a 10! This year, Mike was providing SAG support, so no axe wielding this morning.
The weather was gorgeous. Warm and sunny. November can be icky and iffy, weather-wise, but not today. Loved it.
And here we find our other cycling buddy and my 2007 RAGBRAI brother, Mike Miller (aka Painfreak). At first I was taken aback by the wild TdF kit, but more amazed by the sign on his back reading "Ride Marshall." Whoo-hoo! He got a promotion! Then Jett and I ribbed him a bit about his lack of directional skills. Good thing the ride was so well marked, I thought! Mike is universally known to get lost on organized rides, always adding "bonus miles" to his centuries.
Here's Jett & Mike riding through my old cycling terrain. It was perfect. 3625 feet of climbing over 63 miles. Easy-peasy compared to the Gran Fondo (9000 feet over 103 miles).
Here we are approaching the climbing section. Wish I took more photos of the day. It was wonderful. Hope to do it again next year!Oh, and yes, Painfreak did veer from the route after all! He was able to get back on track pretty quickly...
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