USA Cycling Weekly News Update: March 21 - 27 In addition to Milne’s overall victory, other American finishes in the final overall classification included Kyle Gritters (Laguna Hills, Calif./Health Net-Maxxis) in 12th place, 5:48 behind Milne, Pipp in 17th place, 6:58 down, Crane in 32nd, 11:38 see more
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It is difficult to say what is the worst part of a day on the Cape
This morning we visited the race office in order to find out how my
It would be necessary for him to start the day - short of riding, the
Before long he had found his second wind and it was me who was falling
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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:25:45 GMT
ders around me, “Hold your line, #199, hold your
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:04:45 GMT
the first part of this post, Rock Bottom)
Epic, because every moment of the day has something miserable to
contribute. In the mornings, the trauma is psychological, the
unpleasant airhorn alarm, pushing breakfast into a disinterested body
at 5 AM, the humiliating trip to Medi-Clinic, the putting on of tight
cycling clothes on a cold morning, the hauling of the too heavy race
bag to the transport vehicle, the painful reacquaintance of saddle
with back side.
partner could drop out of the race and find his way back to his
vehicle parked at the race start in Knysna. Ostensibly we wanted to
make sure that I could legitimately ride on without him " in reality
I would only have made it about one water hole further, once the
precedent had been set for dropping out. (There was also my wife on
the telephone, “You can’t drop out of the race before M!”)
only way to get a ride to the next town was to be picked up by the
Medi-Clinic sweep vehicle - there is not much public transport across
the blasted landscape of the Little Karoo desert.
apart. Feeling ill from the beginning of the day, I had eaten only a
banana for breakfast, which is not the best idea when one plans to
ride eight hours and burn some 2500 calories or more. At 6′1″ and
145lbs, I do not have any appreciable reserves to call upon.
in the early minutes were now flying past me. Even the small descents
were dizzying, the bike bouncing all over the place in my loose hands,
the foggy shouts of riders around me, “Hold your line, #199, hold your
ur list. Trips and bites and burns often happen no matter how careful a camper you are. Having these things on your list will ensure that you are ready to deal with any emergency.
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:00:34 GMT
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es are taken this situation is expected to worsen in the years to come.
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:18:41 GMT
There should be footpaths with environment that is conducive to walking in our towns and cities. Heavily trafficked streets are stripped of life by noise, congestion and fumes and it becomes difficult for pedestrians to walk along city roads. Sadly, footpaths are continuously diminishing every day making towns and cities all over the country more and more unlivable.
Footpaths (also called sidewalks or pavements) are paths designed for pedestrian traffic and often run alongside roads. Footpaths are more common in modern urban areas and are sometimes separated from the roads by tree lanes or flower beds (depending on available spaces and prior urban planning).
In developed world, some paths are shared by pedestrians and cyclists. This can be expressed by saying that bicycle travel is allowed on the sidewalk, or that pedestrians use the bicycle path, since there is no sidewalk. In the areas in which car traffic is intense, a growing trend is to create dedicated bicycle paths for cyclists, either as a lane on a sidewalk, a lane on the road itself, or another separate path, in order to let them have a safer, distinguished space. In some countries, sidewalks are often the responsibility of the adjacent property owners. In our towns and cities, however, there is only one path and bicyclists usually have to use the road. At most places even that does not exist or if there, it may be being used for purposes other than walking.
Now imagine this: The road network in a majority of our towns and cities is characterized by narrow carriageways, poor surface quality and absence or inadequacy of footpaths. Most of the network has also not been provided with footpaths in the first place. Even the limited road capacity is further reduced by way of on street parking, encroachments by hawkers and shopkeepers on carriageways and footpaths, lack of parking or terminal facilities and existence of mixed slow moving traffic comprising motorbikes, animal-driven vehicles, rickshaws and hand carts. Unless remedial measures are taken this situation is expected to worsen in the years to come.
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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:15:48 GMT
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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:12:24 GMT
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OK, maybe Mt. Hamilton after all.
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:10:27 GMT
After talking to Lorri and getting an idea of what Mt. Diablo was like, I decided to go back to Mt. Hamilton today. I wasn’t feeling fully recovered and didn’t want to get myself into a really steep, hilly ride in unfamiliar turf. Instead, I’m going to tackle Mt. Diablo on Monday, after two relatively short/rest days over the weekend. Three hours should be enough time to get me to the summit, and possibly even back. I think I’ll go up the south gate entrance, as it looks easier than the north gate, at least on the cycling map.
Mt. Hamilton was uneventful - slower than either of my previous two ascents, but I made it to the top in 3:30. It was FREEZING at the top - fortunately I had just bought a pair of full-fingered gloves, and had brought along an extra windbreaker, which kept me from freezing to death on the way down. The only problem I ran into was that my butt started getting extremely sore after the first two hours of climbing, so I had to stand and pedal or else pull over for a minute or two every ten minutes to get some relief. It may be a “breaking in a new saddle” issue - I sincerely hope it is, otherwise I’ll have to look at my bike fit/saddle tilt again.
I’ve decided I like the GPS unit, but I’m not at all impressed by the battery life. Over a 6 hour period, it went from full charge (four bars) to just one bar left, which suggests that the actual battery life is probably closer to 9 hours than the 12 hours advertised. I plan to test it out further, and if it doesn’t meet the spec I may ask Garmin to replace the battery. Meanwhile, I need to find a mini-USB to USB converter so I can plug my external battery pack into the Edge 305.
Tomorrow’s a short ride (only two hours), and then Sunday is off so I can go to Mike’s Impact graduation. More on Monday, after I tackle Mt. Diablo!
