At the crack of 8:3o am yesterday morning, the Smyrna Bicycles Co-Ed Suburban Group Riding Team loaded up the SUV's and headed to the outskirts of Atlanta for a fifty mile training ride.
As with any away game, unfamiliar territory, hostile crowds, children...all played a factor in the training session. I am happy to say though that my rusty cyclocross skills were brushed up on when the team had to portage a construction site and at least one backhoe. Nothing says dedication to training than six pairs of expensive road shoes on the brink of ruin with every step...That's just how we roll!
The ride itself, once we stopped getting lost, turned out to be pretty fun. 3500 feet of climbing over 50 miles with an average speed of 17mph... Not too shabby.
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