Category: cycling
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2008 Mountains of Misery Ride Report, Part 2
So, at Looney, Red fell forward from the group he was riding with and enjoyed the descent into New Castle — rippin! Arriving in New Castle, he refilled the bottles with HEED — which was the ticket. He also downed some Edurorlyte tablets. As an aside, I have to give…
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2008 Mountains of Misery Ride Report, Part 1
The Ramblers converged in Blacksburg on Saturday in preparation for the 11th Mountains of Misery Ride from Newport out and around and finally back up to Mountain Lake — which, before he forgets to say it, is miserable. (Every year, Red thinks, it’s just about gutting it out — just…
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Mountains of Misery, Heaps of Fun
The rest period for Mountains of Misery has begun, and I’m scared — not of resting mind you, but of the ride itself. I first did the ride in 2004, and was appropriately humbled. There’s just no way to know what riding 100 miles over unfamiliar territory will do to…
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Parkway Miles
Climbed up George Hayes Rd to the Parkway, over to Blowing Rock, down Shulls Mill Rd. to NC 105 and over to Valle Crucis. I love this ride. As a straight shot, it’s only 22 miles, and it consists of 2 big climbs and 1 long descent. This pic is…
Backward Mutters 