The 3rd Annual Deb Tribble Ride for Pride benefiting the Volunteer Fire Department of Grandview invites you to join their upcoming ride happening on October 22, 2011 at 500 South 5th Street, Grandview, TX
We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Bryan Anderson, Ride Coordinator and Planner of Deb Tribble Ride for Pride to ask some questions about their upcoming ride.
Why Join the “Deb Tribble Ride for Pride”?
It benefits the Volunteer Fire Department
How long has the event been around?
3 years
What was the motivation behind starting the ride and who benefits from it?
Deb Tribble was a previous fire chief for 8 years, this is in her honor
How have you been able to utilize the funds in the past?
To fund operations of the department
Logistically, can you give us an idea how many volunteers, finances, and planning it takes to put on this event?
Appx 60 workers
What was the most rewarding experience throughout the years hosting this event?
Getting to honor our past chief
What is the average number of participants per year?
Year 1 was appx 100.
How many riders do you assist during the average race?
10-12
What can folks do to support you and your mission?
The citizens helping to staff the rest stops and of course spreading by word of mouth about our ride.
What is your role in this race and to the success of it?
Planning a coordinating
Thanks Bryan Anderson for this quick interview and we hope to catch everyone at the ride!
Click here to view the event details of the 3rd Annual Deb Tribble Ride for Pride
The 4th Annual Weimaride Bike Ride Sponsored by the Weimar Lions Club invites you to join their upcoming ride happening on October 22, 2011 at Jackson Square, Weimar TX.
We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Mike Koeth, Assistant Ride Coordinator of Weimaride Bike Ride to ask some questions about their upcoming ride.
Why Join the Weimaride 2011 Bike Ride?
The views in the country are spectacular! There are gently rolling hills, very little traffic (other than a few pickup trucks and an occasional tractor), cattle, horse ranches and farms. Our Lions Club members provide unmatched hospitality. We have fully-stocked breakpoints along each route that are run by the local FFA, Boy Scouts, Boys & Girls Club and Parents as Teachers organizations. We serve a post-ride meal that includes sausage from the legendary Kasper’s Meat Market in Weimar. Our riders love it!
How long has the event been around and how did it start?
This is our 4th annual ride. A local bicycle repair shop owner suggested that the roads and terrain in this area would be perfect for a bike ride. Many riders are familiar with this area because the MS-150 goes through La Grange, which is about 15 miles north of Weimar. We are situated in an ideal location, right off Interstate 10. Weimar is about an hour’s drive from Austin, Houston and San Antonio.
How have they been able to utilize the funds in the past?
All profits from this ride go toward college scholarships for Weimar-area students, as well as, supporting other local non-profit organizations and programs. We have never asked for sponsorships, but would be open to the idea.
Logistically, can you give us an idea how many volunteers, finances, and planning it takes to put on this event?
We have about 40 volunteers from the Weimar Noon Lions Club and the Weimar Encore Lions Club. Each year, we also have about 20-30 additional volunteers from area clubs and non-profits that run the breakpoints. We begin planning each year as soon as the previous ride ends! We get together to discuss what worked and how we may improve. The lion-share (pun intended) of our work begins around April or May, though. We offer four different route distances: 13.5, 34, 47 and 63 miles (see website for detailed PDF route maps).
What was the most unforgettable experience or worst accident you had in this event? (prefer the rewarding/unforgettable experience ;o))
There are two specific incidents that I remember clearly:
The first year we held the ride, three riders missed a sign and ended up riding to Columbus (about 18 miles off course). One of the ladies’ keys fell out of her saddlebag along the way . After we found the riders, one of our club members drove around with this lady for over an hour and actually found the keys on the side of the road!
In our second year, a tractor was plowing before the ride and several dirt clods ended up in the middle of the road on a sharp turn. One rider took a spill and hurt his leg and elbow. Fortunately, we have outstanding EMS volunteers. They brought him to our local hospital to get patched up, then he ended up joining us for the post-ride meal.
What can folks do to support you and your mission?
Just to pass on the details and allow us the opportunity to serve you at our ride in October. We really enjoy getting to know our riders and showing them a little Central Texas hospitality!
What is your role in this race and to the success of it?
I was the ride coordinator from 2008-2010. This year, I am the marketing director. My esteemed colleague Lion Gary Olive is our new ride coordinator for 2011. All credit for the success of this ride goes to the tireless volunteers, who always go the extra mile to make each rider feel at home.
What makes riding in the area around Weimar so special?
The scenery is really beautiful. We have actually had several riders inquire about property for sale in the area. The residents of Weimar go out of their way to be courteous and kind to riders along each route. We also have amazing support from our local police and EMS. Oh…and very few dogs that like to nip at heels.
Thanks Mike Koeth for this quick interview and we hope to catch everyone at the ride!
Click here to view the event details of the 4th Annual Weimaride Bike Ride 2011
The 4th Annual Love Cures Bike Tour in Salado, TX benefiting the Robert S. Love Foundation invites you to join their ride on Oct 1st, 2011 starting at Scott and White Salado Clinic located at 3525 FM 2484, Salado, TX.
We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Chelsea Loafman to ask some questions about their upcoming ride.
Why Join Love Cures?
The Love Cures Bike Tour offers a well supported scenic ride through the country that participants are sure to enjoy. A king and queen of the hill will be crowned and awarded medals for the first male and female to reach the top of the hill on the course. Help support cancer research programs at Scott and White Hospital while enjoying the company of fellow cyclists along a beautiful route.
How long has the event been around?
The Love Cures Bike Tour began in 2008.
What was the motivation behind starting the tour and who benefits from it?
Loves Cures is a series of athletic events during the month of October that includes the bike tour, a golf tournament, a tennis tournament, a 5K walk/run and then a final banquet dinner and auction. The goal is to get people active and raise awareness for the importance of cancer research to be able to find a cure in the future. Money raised at the events benefits the Robert S. Love Foundation that supports Scott and White Hospital Cancer Programs and cutting edge cancer research. The foundation was established by a friend of Robert Love after he passed away on August 27, 2002 following a 9 year battle with liposarcoma (abdominal tumors). The only known treatment for this type of cancer was surgery to remove the tumors and the tissue they had attached to. Robert underwent lengthy surgery about every 10 months to combat the tumors over those 9 years. The foundation was established a few years after Robert passed away and the Love Cures event series was created. All money raised stays in Central Texas to promote and support cancer research programs. Love Cures is committed to finding a cure for cancer.
What was the most rewarding experience throughout the years hosting this event?
Watching the community come together and the comradery of the individuals during the ride. There are very few people today that have not had their lives touched by a cancer diagnosis in a friend, loved one, or even themselves. There is fantastic support shown to the foundation and among the participants as they share stories of triumph over cancer or the unfortunate loss from it. Everyone feels compelled to get involved and enjoy the day.
What is the average number of participants per year?
Last year we had about 150 participants and we are looking to set a new record this year as the event continues to grow!
What can folks do to support you and your mission?
The best way to support the event is to sign up and participate. You don’t have to be a competitive cyclist to ride. We have routes of varies distances for all levels of comfort. Dust off the old bike, bring the family and have a fun day of riding through the beautiful countryside. For those looking for more of a competitive ride, you can race to be the first to the top of the hill and be crowned the king or queen of the hill in the longer distance courses. If getting on a bike isn’t your thing, we would always love to have volunteers to help in the organization of the event and to support the riders throughout the course at the intersections and rest stops. Donations can also be made directly to the Robert S. Love Foundation through lovecures.org.
Additional stuff you would like the folks to know about this year’s ride?
Last year we experienced the most glorious weather the day of the tour making the ride even more enjoyable. We are hoping for a repeat of the weather this year and for more participants to come out and enjoy the day with us!
Thanks Chelsea Loafman for this quick interview and we hope to catch everyone at the ride!
Click here to view the event details of the 4th Annual Love Cures Bike Tour
Congrats to Michael Guerra, who will receive our 3rd and final Wheelbrother T-Shirt giveaway for submitting this write up about his first century ride at this year’s Hotter ‘n Hell 100.
Out on the road
At age 56, overweight and off the bike for 7 years, I decided to ride my first century, the 2011 Hotter ‘n Hell 100. How naive I was. It was January of 2011 and for some reason, having not ridden my bike for 7 years , I decided to start riding again. Finally I was at a point in life where I could afford my dream bike, a Colnago C-50. So I bought the frame and all the parts and set about building the bike. Somewhere in there I remembered the HHH 100, perused their website, and thought “What the hell, if I sign up it will force me to train all year.” My first thought was to not tell ANYONE so I could back out. But like a dumbass I slowly started telling a few people about it. Until finally everyone I knew, knew about it. Now I was really committed. Living in hilly Central Texas put me in a good place to train. So I went out a few times a week throughout the year. Fortunately, or unfortunately, it was the hottest summer on record here in Kerrville and I purposely went out in the hottest part of the day to train. I only put in about 600 miles of training prior to the ride. And only rode one “long” ride all year, 60 miles the weekend before the HHH 100. As it turned out that was just barely adequate.
August 27th came and there I was for the early 6 AM start, jacked up and nervous as a cat. We got rolling and once we started thinning out I put the hammer down. I had a big bowl of oatmeal with about half a pound of brown sugar earlier and felt like I had wings. But I made a real rookie mistake and did not fuel adequately throughout the day. I only ate; about 600 calories during the ride. BIG mistake! And the 109 degree heat didn’t help either. I made Hell’s Gate in just under 4 hours and then took 6 hours to ride the last 40 miles!!! The heat was brutal, indescribable. I spent the best part of those 6 hours at the rest stops cooling off enough to just get to the next rest stop to cool off. The last 20 miles I was barely moving. But son of a b…. I made it!!! Where some 20 year olds were being hauled in by ambulance or sag wagon, my 56 year old fat ass rode across the finish line. And I wasn’t last.
Crossing the finish line
It’s nearly a month later as I write this and I’m still high as a kite. About mile 80 I thought I was going to die and swore I would never, ever go back. Now I can’t wait to lose weight, train more, eat more during the ride and go back and beat my time!
While most of the Wheelbrothers ride only local races, our resident ‘racer’ Ron rides all over the United States. While the Wheelbrothers participated in the Hotter ‘n Hell 100 bike ride in Wichita Falls, his latest adventure was the ‘Assault on Pikes Peak’ which is a 24.5 mile bike ride in Colorado.
Don’t quite get it but apparently he really enjoys the pain and suffering going up mountains. According to him though, it’s one of THE best bike rides you can participate in the United States.
Read his ride report and watch the videos below to find out why!
Ron assaulting Pikes Peak, Colorado violently…
Assault on Pikes Peak
On August 28th, I got a rare opportunity to climb to the top of America’s Mountain — Pikes Peak. What makes this opportunity so rare is that this road is closed to bikes except for this one day of year where the road is closed to all traffic and the cyclist own the road.
The climb to the top of Pikes Peak starts in Manitou Spring, Colorado, which is about 5 miles outside Colorado Springs. From Manitou Springs, with a starting elevation of 6,200 feet, you ride 24.5 miles to the top of Pikes Peak where you top out at 14,110. When you factor in a couple of descents, your total elevation gain is 8,000+ feet. Based on these figures, the average grade of the climb is 7%, which includes a challenging 1.5-mile section of dirt and gravel around mile 15.
Statistically, this climb is only second to Mount Washington in New Hampshire as the toughest climb in the United States and maybe on earth. What makes this climb tougher than the European climbs is the altitude. The major climbs used in the grand tours range from 6,000 to 9,000 feet with the Cime de la Bonette, sometimes used in the Tour de France, topping out at almost 9,200 feet. Pikes Peak is nearly a mile higher or 4,900 feet, which makes oxygen a premium. As you try to breathe you feel like your gasping for air like a fish out of water.
Ok, enough of the statistics, let’s get the actual ride. The temperature before we started was around 75 degrees with winds of 5-10 mph. Overall a very nice day but we knew it was going to be a lot different at the top of Pikes Peak as the forecast called for highs around the mid-40’s. Of course at that altitude the weather plays a bigger role than most events. Rain and high winds are a daily occurrence in the afternoon which is why you want to get to the top as fast as possible.
The ride started at 8:00 am on the dot. And although this event isn’t an official USAC race, it was a timed event, which means everyone was going to treat it as a race. No words could be truer as we started out of Manitou Springs like a bat out of hell. Unlike most rides in Texas that start out fast, but on relatively flat grades, we started hitting 6% to 8% grades in the first mile. This slowed down a lot of riders but the elite few, which I could see from the second group, who took these climbs like they were flats and quickly started to separate themselves from the rest of the peloton.
Along the first 5.5 miles of the route, which were along route 24 heading west out of Manitou Springs, the pace was very fast. We were consistently going 14-16 mph over varying grades. This pace started to split up the group that I was in of 20+ riders as the speed was just a little too rich for a lot of the riders. Overall, I felt like I survived the fast start and started to get into a nice pace but the headwind presented a challenge that made hanging on a little tougher than I would’ve liked. As the pace picked up, I did my best to hang on. As a few people passed me, I was wondering where the rest of the group was. Since I was sitting in the middle of the pack around the first few miles, I felt I could just back off a little bit and draft off some of the people behind. This strategy, which sounded like a good idea, quickly fell apart when I looked behind me and noticed that roughly 10 riders where no longer in site and I was the last rider in the group and quickly falling off the back.
Normally, especially for an even as challenging as this, I would just back off a little bit and try to find my rhythm but I felt good and decided to put in a hard push to bridge the gap back to the group. After a 30 second effort with my heart rate getting to 175, I caught up to the group and even passed a few riders so I wasn’t the last guy getting whipsawed by the guys in the front. Once my heart rate settled down I started feeling pretty good and was happy that I was able to hang on to the second group for the first 5 miles where we climbed roughly 1,100 feet. Little did I know, but this was going to be easiest part of the climb.
Once we made the turn onto Pikes Peak Highway. About ¼ mile down the road, we saw a beautiful wood sign over the road that said something like, “This way to Pikes Peak”. As it turned out, no sign was required since the road told the story. As we approach this sign, we immediately went straight up and hit a grade of 12%. Of course, I don’t have to tell you what this did to our nicely organized group.
As we all got out of the saddle and started going through our gears as quickly as possible to find that gear that would make the pain bearable, the group literally fell apart. I did my best to hang on with the top climbers of this group but to no avail. Instead I just found a gear that worked for me and started to climb at a hard but manageable pace as I knew this grade couldn’t last forever. The good news is that I was right, the grade didn’t stay at 12%. The bad news is that it settled in at 9% – 11% for the next few miles.
After making up this tough climb to the Pikes Peak toll gate, I found a couple of guys who climbed at a hard pace but one that I could hold on to. From miles 9 to 14, the average grade was around 5% with a couple of rollers to give us a little break. Once we hit mile 14, I looked at my computer and noticed we were at an elevation of 9,500 feet. The quick math in my head told me that we had 10+ miles to go with 4,600 feet of climbing ahead of us with an average grade of 9% the rest of the way.
Once my computer started registering a 10% grade, I dropped in to my second easiest gear and tried to spin my way up to the top. This brought my heart rate down to the low 160’s as I held 75-80 rpm’s and a blazing speed of 6 mph. All was going well until mile 15 or so when we hit the dirt section. Although the dirt was rideable, you still had to negotiate gravel and rocks not to mention a couple of steep switchbacks. My speed quickly dropped to 5 mph and getting out of the saddle to push through the dirt only made me and the bike feel a little unstable. With that said, I just got back in the saddle and hammered my way the rest of the way through the dirt section. After getting back on the pavement again, I felt like I was riding on glass which gave me a little more energy as I rode though the Glen Cove checkpoint at 11,400 feet. Only 6 miles and 2,700 feet to go.
I have to say that these last 6 miles where by far the best. Although the trees and beautiful lakes were enjoyable to see on the way up, this last section was epic. Once I got above the tree line at around 12,000 feet, there was nothing to block my view of what was ahead. In plain terms, it was pavement and steep roads with multiple switchbacks surrounded by dirt and rocks all the way up to the top of the mountain. Although this may not sound like an awesome sight, let me tell you it was one I will never forget
At this point in the ride, my bike found the easiest gear I had and I only went up a gear when I got out of the saddle to push through a switchback or chase down someone in front of me. Through these last few miles, I was so tired and sore that every pedal stroke was a challenge. I could’ve stopped for a rest but that word just isn’t in my vocabulary. The way I see it, you can stop once the job is done and that means crossing the finish line.
In order to take my mind off the pain, I rode my bike over to the edge of the road a couple of times to see the view from below. Since there are no guardrails, except for the switchbacks, I was very careful not to get too close as I was tired and didn’t want to swerve over the edge. The two or three times I did this really gave me the inspiration to keeping pushing as hard as I could since the view from below was my vindication that this was not just any climb but one to remember. With that said, I felt that I needed to give everything I had so as to honor such a climb. Anything else would be disrespectful to a mountain as beautiful and challenging as Pikes Peak.
After 24+ miles I could see the top. I crossed the finish line with an out of the saddle burst up the last 10% section of the climb at 11:00 sharp for a total time of 3 hours. Since my goal was to finish the climb in 3 hours or less, I was pleased with effort. Of course, this won’t be the last time Pike’s Peak will see me on her challenging mountain. I plan to see her again with the hopes of a better finishing time. Until I see you again, thanks for the memories of a lifetime.
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Ron, you are absolutely amazing and we thank you for sharing your adventure with us.
Looks like I have something else for my ‘bucket list’!
Incidentally, Ron’s next ‘big ride’ will be his participation in the California/Nevada State climbing championships Let’s wish him luck!
In order to appreciate the incline, watch this video by a guy DESCENDING after successfully finishing the ‘Assault on the Peak’ bike ride:
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For a visual idea, of what it is like to participate in this ride, take a listen to this interview with former Tour de France rider Norm Alvis featuring some spectacular footage:
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A ‘Assault on the Peak’ video from last year:
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Last but not least, here is a team of guys riding up the same road Ron went up with bikes that have motors in them…. ‘wtf?’
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We have our second T-Shirt winner!!! It’s Susie Cameron Lane and the following story was written by Kari Lynn Collins of the Iowa Park Leader Newspaper.
Susie Cameron Lane is my new hero, and I¹m gonna tell you why.
I spent the better part of Saturday fulfilling my annual fitness goal, which is laying on the couch while thousands of cyclists pedaled their way through the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred in record breaking heat.
It was tough, but it suited me nicely.
Susie spent Saturday in spandex and a helmet, riding a bicycle, while I checked her progress through friends on Facebook.
I should have felt like a lazy ogre, but that didn¹t come until much later in the day.
I had a few friends riding in the race this year: Debi Walters, former IPHS choir director; Amber Inglish, IPHS graduate and senior at Midwestern State Univ.; and Susie, a good friend and classmate from the IPHS Class of 1983, along with her husband, Patrick, and brother, John Cameron.
Susie and Patrick live near Atlanta, Ga., and drove all the way to Texas to participate in their first HHH race, with their sights set on the 100-miles course.
Susie has always been an incredibly beautiful person, inside and out. She has the fortunate combination of the toughness of a Texas girl mixed with the sweetness of a Georgia Peach.
In addition, she is in amazing physical (and I’m certain, mental) health, which is why she was able to even conceive riding a bike for several hours in 100+ degree heat.
Following the race, Susie and Patrick had invited me and a few others to her Dad’s house to visit and celebrate. Which was good, because after resting all day I was in a celebratory mood.
When I arrived, Susie had bandages randomly covering places on her left leg, hip and arm. And where there were no bandages, there were bruises.
Then she told me a story that has motivated me to begin thinking about how I¹m going to get in shape.
Susie, her husband and brother rode 100 miles in the race, some of it in 109-degree heat. And, rumor has it that it reached 125 degrees on the asphalt, which is suspiciously close to the legs.
I couldn’t ride my little bike a block to the mailbox without having a heat stroke on the way back.
The fact that any man or woman would consider, then follow through, on riding 100 miles on a bicycle in scalding heat elevates them to ‘He-Man’ and ‘She-Ra’ status in my book.
But what really impressed me was what happened at mile 92 — and beyond — of the race.
Apparently, cyclists have a unique ability to ride together in large groups, and in doing so sometimes bump into another bicycle. This is what happened to Susie with just eight miles left until she reached the finish line
When Susie was bumped she fell hard on the asphalt, and another rider behind her ran over her leg. Then another, and another.
Yes, she was run over by three bicycles after receiving the mother of all road rash, which is what I call an ultimate case of adding insult to injury. Then, she said, as she lay on the ground bruised and bleeding, a couple of cyclists coming up behind them yelled at her to get her bike off the road.
Did I mention she had been run over? She had.
Her husband and brother helped Susie up, and got her to the medical tent, and en route, Patrick began getting sick from heat exhaustion.
They stayed in the tent for several minutes while Patrick laid down to cool off and Susie had her wounds cleaned up.
At some point, it was announced that anyone not on the road, specifically riding a bicycle, would not be allowed to finish and a sag wagon would have to take them back.
Apparently in the bicycling world ‘sag wagon’ is a dirty word, much like ‘exercise’ is a dirty word to me.
Susie and Patrick managed to get back on their bikes to finish the race.
Susie said that night, “I did not come this far to not finish.”
Two miles later, Susie and her brother, John, both got flat tires on what I’m now calling their “vehicles of certain injury.”
But she didn¹t give up. She got her tire changed and got back on to finish up six of the longest miles in the history of the HHH.
She emerged victorious. Bloody and bruised, but victorious.
The first thing she said she did after crossing the finish line was look for a shade tree so she could collapse.
She found one and she did. While laying there, she started crying and a couple of men near her patted her and said, ‘I know, it¹s emotional. ‘
I don¹t know Susie¹s exact words, but she somehow explained to them that it wasn¹t so much emotional as painful, as she rolled over to show them her war wounds.
Another man in the tent had just gotten himself a 32 oz. beer to celebrate his finish, when he saw Susie laying on the ground crying. “Here,” he said, giving her the beer, “Drink it all, you need it more than I do.”
Susie is back home in Georgia now, braving Epsom Salt baths and hospital grade numbing spray in a brave attempt to move normally.
To everyone who even attempted to ride in the Hotter ‘N Hell, my hat is off to you.
Congrats to Dick Nowell, who will receive one of our Wheelbrother T-Shirts, for submitting this write up about his first Hotter ‘n Hell Experience back in 1994!
A Rookie Bicyclist Attempting the Hotter ‘n Hell 100 in 1994
By Dick Nowell
In the spring of 1994 I decided that I would attempt the 100mi. ride at the HH100. I had been a runner for quite a few years but my left knee had taken a beating and it was time to stop the pounding. I had read some stories about a 100mi. bike ride in Wichita Falls. Sounded like a challenge to me so I bought a used Trek from one of my friends younger brother ($350). I’ve forgotten the model # but it was a good frame and shifters but it was old, still shifted on the down tube.
I didn’t really know much, if anything, about long distance riding but I was going to give it a go anyway. It would have been a lot easier if I had asked someone for a little advice, but you know how we can be sometimes. I was 43 at this time and still in fairly good shape from running all those years so it was time to start riding.
I bought some cycling shoes and some clipless pedals and took off. I live outside of town so I’ve got plenty of places to ride where the traffic is not so bad. I did some short rides 15 to 30 mi. without too much problems, but I wasn’t going very fast either. My first long ride was 50mi. I was riding out and back to the house 25mi each way. I made it out to the 25mi. turn around spot started to stop and promptly fell over still trying to get my feet unclipped. I don’t think anyone saw me, if they did they got a good laugh. I guess everyone has done that.
As the summer moved along I continued to ride further and further, I would not recommend doing this alone as I did, it would have been much more pleasant if I had been riding with someone and safer too. I didn’t ride any other tours or organized rides that summer, just riding by myself. I made several 75 to 80mi. rides just to convince myself that I would be able to make a 100mi.
Now it’s time to ride at the HH100. Lots of people and I’m not used to riding around anyone at all. This made me pretty nervous but I was very careful. Everything goes OK; I stopped at the 20mi rest stop and probably most of the rest of them too. I was riding too fast for the first half of the ride and I paid for it the last 15 or 20mi. If the riders that were following me at times had known how little I knew what I was doing I’m sure they wouldn’t have been drafting me or let me draft them, but it all worked like I knew what I was doing.
Finished the ride, but was pretty well beat, I had parked in the downtown area and almost had to walk the bike up the hill (small hill) to get back to my truck. Sat in the shade of a building for about 1hr and half before I had the energy to load up and drive home.
This was a great experience and a feeling of accomplishment.
I rode the 100mi. a few more times with some friends over the next few years. They all made the ride OK but I haven’t been able to get them back since.
I’ve ridden different distances since the last 100mi. in 97. Turned 60 this year and rode the 100K and had a great time but it was hotter than hell…ha-ha.
The Wheelbrothers had a fantastic time at today’s Hotter ‘n Hell bicycle ride. The ride was fantastically organized and as always well staffed!
All of our riders made it back safely and we’ll have the video from the ride coming over the next couple of days. So stay tuned for that.
For now, thank you to everyone participating but most importantly to the organizers, steering committee and the countless volunteers that make this such a challenging but SAFE event for everyone.
Quick update:
To see your actual chip times we had a link here to Cadencesports but found out that this years company is Tenspeed Productions: Tenspeed Productions Result Page
Rumor has it though, times are going to be posted at the hh100.org site. Usually it takes a day or two before they are posted but as soon as they are we’ll post it here.
If you feel like watching a video of you crossing the finish line and kind of know around what time you finished, go here: Video recording of the finish line
Have fun pictures of the ride? Got some video clips you feel like sharing? Send them to us and we’ll post them!
The 4th Annual Weimaride Bike Ride Sponsored by the Weimar Lions Club invites you to join their upcoming ride happening on October 22, 2011 at 
The 4th Annual Love Cures Bike Tour in Salado, TX benefiting the Robert S. Love Foundation invites you to join their ride on Oct 1st, 2011 starting at Scott and White Salado Clinic located at 
