Wow! David I'm so sorry to hear that. Those tracks were very rough and at a strange angle. I know you were sick you just rode so strong. I hope you will be ok and yes we understand that you had to go. Never gave it any thought.
I have your arm warmer's, they are being washed and ill get them back to you. They were a life saver thank you so much. If you need anything just ask. SB Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "David Caudle" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [COWs] Tour of Granville Date: Sat, Mar 31, 2012 7:56 pm Ok my turn. Like bob said ride started out at a brisk pace but they did not seem to have any problems hanging on. Fast forward to the climb at about 32 miles in. I love to attach hills and that one was nice and long. I decided to just power up and see what I had. Got to the top and started to head down. At the next turn looked back and no one in slight. I knew bob and Steve were riding together so I decidedto push on. Got to second rest stop. I had plenty of water and food so just waved as I past. I was still feeling good. Got into Oxford and my legs were started to feel it a little but I knew I only had about 12 miles to go. At mile 55 everything changed. Crossed some weird angled RR tracks and down I went.....VERY hard. Bike went to the left I went to the right. Down on the pavement sliding right into a mud puddle head first. First thing I did was look to see where my bike was and make sure i was not going to get hit by a car. As I picked it up I noticed my fingers bleeding, then the pain in my hip, then the blood on my elbow and then the pain in my shoulder. So I stood there for about 20sec trying to get my wits about me again. One car passed slowing down but did not stop to ask if I was ok. Other lady did slow down and ask. I said yes and thank you but my hip was on fire. So now I inspect my bike. Noticed handle bars are crooked and front brakes are locked. I fixed the brakes but could could fix handle bars. Other then a few scratches and mus the bike looks okay. I was able to swing my leg over and Mount my bike. Only about 7 miles to go but wow was it a long 7 miles with road rash on my hip and burning. A few good hills at the end just to mess with me. Made it back looking like I had taken my road bike off road. The organizers were great and tended to me. Mud all over and now I can see the blood coming through my CoWs shorts. Bike mechanic fixed my handlebars and I cleaned myself up a little. Rain coat was torn on the right side at my elbow and shoulder, helmet damaged, and gloves torn. I hung around a little while hoping steve and bob would show but I was ready for a shower and Ibuprofen. Sorry I did not see you guys at the end but I'm sure you understand. As for me being sick... Yep still sick and I think i hacked up more than I took in on the ride. On a positive not: the course was well marked and it's a great route If you want to do some hill training. Finished with 19.4 avg. Time for dinner and more Ibuprofen. I'm probably out tomorrow. DC Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2012, at 6:22 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: Great ride today. Thanks to Bob for being such a great sport when I blew slam up. First ride that I used all my gears on. I have a lot of work to do. As for DC being sick, whatever! SB Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Bob Luppino" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [COWs] Tour of Granville Date: Sat, Mar 31, 2012 3:58 pm Steven Brake, David Caudle and I traveled to Oxford, NC to fight the hills, rain and wind in Granville County. It was a great route with about 2500 ft of climbing on low traffic roads; the route is at the link below. The ride started out with a spirited leadout by DC that took us up and down the hills at 20 mph average. Steven and I stayed with DC until we successfully dropped him off the front on the big hill near the 32 mile mark. We did not see him again. Steven and I slogged through the remaining hills and the headwind (last 10 miles) to finish with an 18 mph average for 63+ miles. It was a lot of fun. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/163381234 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. 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