Most importantly, everyone from BHCC that started this 136 mile (wink-wink-140 mile) ride finished safely so congratulations.
However, the most impressive performance was that of Bill Connolly. Bill and his cohorts from his "Mistress" bike club proceeded to tear up the course. Billy was all fired up on some home brewed potato concoction laced with something other than sea salt Seriously, the man rode unbelievably today and put everyone to shame, so kudos to you Bill, you were by far the man of the match.
Second star went to Dylan. He tapped out some great pace in the rollers today and was a huge help to everyone in finishing in a respectable time.
So for the stats:
140 miles from S. Boston to Windsor Vt in just over 7 hrs - we averaged in the mid 19's for the whole ride and from outside the city to Windsor we averaged over 20 mph. Very strong showing by the group. This was a solid dry run for PMC.
Over the course of the ride we only had two flats which were both caused by potholes that were unavoidable.
Comments on the ride:
Very well done by the sponsors with good support and excellent food/drink at the end. For the money spent ($156 - which included food/drink, the ride reg, a cycling jersey, and bus fare back to Boston) it was tremendous value
It's definitely a ride worth doing, but is not for the faint of heart. You either need a ton of pre-ride training in your legs or a strong group to do it with. The course is challenging yet scenic once you get West of Boston. Very nice change of pace...
AO we could of used you today!!!! Lots of rollers....
