Tour of Napa Valley – 2007
This is the third year in a row I’ve ridden the Tour of Napa. It was my 18th century since January and 22nd long distance ride counting the four Doubles. It was also my fastest century at 5 hrs/32 mins saddle time but I did cut it short by about four miles since I started at the hotel and ended at race central (The Yountville Veteran’s Home).
Tour de Max – 2007
For the third year in a row I participated in this ride put on by Tom Yonker to honor his late wife, Max. I added a few miles here and there to turn the 100K route into a 90+ miler for UMCA century credit. The worst part of my addition was 4 miles of Highway 1 headwinds from Gazos Creek to Bean Hollow. It was nice and cool throughout this ride unlike the killer heat the day before out on Mines Road. This was my biggest weekend mileage with 113 on Saturday and 94 on Sunday.
Reverse Mt Hamilton – 2007
Joe and Nina led a group of ACTC riders from Milpitas up to Livermore and back via the back side of Mt Hamilton. The climb up Sierra was tough as usual, the ride up Mines Road was a scorcher where Steve’s front derailleur broke, the stop at The Junction was refreshing, the climb up Mt Hamilton was grueling, and the descent from the Observatory was fast and furious as always. A great day in the Bay Area.