Today's ride was 87 miles, 2,700 feet of elevation gain. I thought MN is supposed to be flat, SURPRISE. Rain was threatening all day. I started to sprinkle from time-to-time. At the first SAG today, I decided to put on my rain suit. However, as the day went on, I slowly shed it. It only seemed to start raining in the evening, after we were back to the hotel from dinner.
A downhill, but not from the killer climb I discuss below:
We were on a bike path for over 10 miles. It was really pretty nice. After the path, we had lunch at Baristas Coffee House. Then we had about an 8 mile ride to the big climb for the day. It was only a mile, but the grade is what killed me. The steepest grade was almost 13%.
Welcome to Wisconsin:
The Mississippi River:
Hugh, welcome to my homestate, Wis!!!! In case you weren't already aware, the glaciers came through here and created those crazy hill climbs!! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteLol 😁, I do not really enjoy climbing. That being said, the rollers here in Michigan are kind of nice.
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