Day One
Stage 1
We started from the hotel. Nice and cool with a bit of fog. Flat.
Stage 2
We ended passing through the first rest stop and glided over the pavement at a easy 16+mph. No hills in sight.
Stage 3
Flying through the route...Sun is coming out.
Stage 4
Starting to find hills in the back country of Texas. TIME TO EAT!!!
Stage 5
Time work off those sandwiches and cookies! Lots of rolling hills from here to the end of the day.
Stage 6
More Hills...
Stage 7
Some of the hardest climbs of the day. Saw a few people get out of the saddle and walk up. I've seen worse. :P
Stage 8
Easist stage after lunch. Just a few hills but nothing to be scared about.
Stage 9
Road is a a bit bumpy. Starts out easy and into a few tiring hills at the end. Worth pushing through to get to camp!!! Finished a century!!!!!
Day Two
Stage 1
ChipSeal BITES! Six miles of this stuff. Lots of riders on the side of the road fixing flats. Reasonably flat but the ground will kill your wrists.
Stage 2
Easy rolling hills.
Stage 3
Second hardest stage of climbing. Long hills with lots of people getting off the saddle to walk. Coming into town for lunch you'll face a lot of traffic.
Stage 4
Easiest stage of the day. Shortest stage all weekend.
Stage 5
Easy long incline. Con of this stage is the wind.
Stage 6
Possible the hardest stage of the day. Not because it's the stage of riding but the hills are tiresome and there is a lot of traffic around you.
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