Posted by Dan on 2. June 2010 15:50
With Race #1 in the bag, Frank and I had a good drive ahead of us. Our next race would be at 10:54 AM on Sunday morning in Wade, NC. Somewhere around midnight, we checked into the Days Inn in Wade and unpacked the Subaru. This would be our base of operations for the next two days. We scraped the bugs off the bikes and installed the wheel covers on the PowerTap wheel before crashing.
Sunday morning started with a run into Fayetteville for breakfast at Waffle House, then back to the motel to load the TT bikes and gear. The TT course was only a few miles up the road so we'd once again arrive with time to burn. After a nice warm-up, I headed to the start and prepared for a quick 22 mile jaunt through God's country. Last year I took 1st with a time of 0:50:18, but I hadn't done the Tour of Tucker County the previous day.
Nothing special about this ride. There was allegedly a big dog laying in the road at mile 6 but he'd vacated by the time I got there. Fresh green paint marked the course so there was no accidental wrong turns like last year. The wind could have been more cooperative, but wasn't too bad. First place for the second year in a row with a time of 0:48:58.61. Frank put in an amazing ride on his Madone with clip-ons, getting 8th place with a time of 0:54:17.23.
One more to go...