Wednesday, August 17, 2016

The Finish! Day 32 - Gardner MA to Peabody MA (Boston), 81 miles, 1300' cumulative climbing

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The finish line! In order to have enough time to put my spare tire on I set the alarm a few minutes early for this morning.  Then I p...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Day 31 - Bennington, VT to Gardner, MA, 98 miles, 6000' cumulative climbing

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This morning featured our last big climb of the tour, early in the day the way I like it. For 4 miles we pedaled up an average 7-8% grade,...
Monday, August 15, 2016

Day 30 - Little Falls NY to Bennington VT - 108 miles, 4000' cumulative climbing

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Selfie at the Bennington Monument The highlight for today was seeing Don and Linda at the end of the ride when we rolled into Benni...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Day 29 - Geneva NY to Little Falls NY, 132 miles, 8700' cumulative climbing

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Lots of long steep climbs   Today's ride included the most intense climbing sections since we were in Wyoming in the Big Horns.  ...
Saturday, August 13, 2016

Day 28 - Niagara Falls Canada to Geneva NY, 137 miles, 3750' cumulative climbing

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Well, today did not start out very well.  We were to cross back into the U.S. shortly after leaving the hotel parking lot, and I realized th...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Day 27 - St. Thomas, ON to Niagara Falls ON, 131 miles, 1500' cumulative climbing

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Sunrise in Ontario.  What a way to start off a day.  And can you spell tailwind?  Not many words get cyclists going like that one!...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Day 26 - Imlay City MI to St. Thomas, Canada, 144 miles, 1200' cumulative climbing

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On the ferry to Canada  This was a day that wouldn't end. By far the most humid we've experienced, the morning started out foggy...