Alright here is the plan:
Saturday the weather is supposed to be really nice to I am going to do a long ride and then come home and beg Lesley to ride with me for a short romp around the bike trails here.
Once we are done I am going to take Erin's wheels off, throw her tyres out and take the wheels to the store to be trued. (Maybe I should leave the tyres on just to protect the rims when I walk to the store?)
Sunday through Thursday I will spin very gently on the trainer for 30 minutes with Alex and ride the Coppi to work and home, no more.
Friday, a week today I saddle up on a very carefully tuned and cleaned Roubaix (Erin) and at 0545 I hit the road going South West to Hamilton then East to Rochester NY.
Sunday I return.
- Total distance, each way 200 miles (321.8km).
- Anticipated Calories burned, each way: +10,000.
- Anticipated Calories consumed while on the saddle: 3500 (each way).
- Average speed (Goal): 28km/h.
- Bragging rights if I succeed: Not nearly what Peter Oyler's got!
Speaking of Peter and the RAAM, wow! The text in blue is taken directly from the Daily Peloton:
RAAM Solo Male
It’s finally happened; the 2009 Race Across America has a new solo male leader. After five days of slowly closing the gap, wearing his rival down bit by bit, Dani Wyss caught and passed Jure Robic after the Slovenian suffered a puncture. After seven days of racing, there was the unbelievable scenario of the two frontrunners and their support teams racing just 50 metres apart, in clear view of one another.
Swopping the lead
Of course, things didn’t stay quite like this. The lead swopped hands as the riders took brief stops, before Robic put 16 minutes into Wyss. Because of his time penalty of an hour – which comes into play at TS #51 in Mt Airy - the four-time champ has to bring the fight to his rival. In the race’s closing 180 miles, he must put a further forty-five minutes into Wyss.
The advantage lies with the Swiss man; he has the motivation of knowing he is in pole position for a famous dethroning of Robic. Moreover, he can judge his effort on the Slovenian’s times; it is easier psychologically to be chasing someone than being chased. Still, it is a case of ‘easier said than done’: you can bet that Jure Robic will use every ounce of his remaining power, energy and tactical nous to outfox his opponent.
The all-important hour penalty:
Robic’s three infringements-15 minutes. Passing at night on freeway without the use of an exit ramp.-15 minutes. Inappropriate behaviour at the start.-30 minutes. Rider failed to return to departure point after making a wrong turn.
3000 miles and the gap between first and second place is less than the gap between first and second could be a criterium gap! Sometimes this sport is just amazing.
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