You can almost definitely most likely count on me doing the 3rd climb. But if no one else wants to I wont hold the group up (again). I know that Tim will want his revenge on it. Also, my number is 919-760-7988.
On Jun 10, 7:06 am, "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok guys, you should know by now whether or not you are able to go Saturday > for our one-day excursion to the mountains. > > Here are the details once more. > > THE PLAN: > > We will meet at the Kohl's Store at Brier Creek @ 6am. We carpool to Mount > Airy which is where we'll park and start our ride. On the way out we'll have > breakfast and then we'll have dinner on the return trip. For those of you who > need to get home earleir and want to skip the dinner, you should be able to > get home by 5pm or earlier. There are at least 3 guys who are considering > this option so maybe you guys can coordinate on whether or not to drive > together or separate. > > We will meet Dave Campbell off of I40 at exit 161 since that is most > convenient for him and he is not backtracking to Brier Creek. > > We will also exchange cell phone numbers. Since the climbs are done at > everyone's own pace, should anything happen to slow someone down on a climb, > like a flat or the heat, at least the guys waiting at the top will know what > is going on. Communication will be critical. > I have Bert, Dave Bender's and Dave Campbell's cell numbers. Mine is > 919-616-9704. > > Some of you have expressed the possibility of doing 3 climbs as opposed to 2. > That is fine. If you are feeling strong and can continue another climb, the > suggestion is to ride down the last climb, turn around and come back up. > Since people need to get back early, the group will not wait. I don't want > this to hinder people for wanting to climb again. The rest of us will wait > for your return at the starting point. > > Bert has come up with a cue sheet which I have attached. We will be speding > considerable time on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia so it should make for > a great ride. The route is 64 miles and amounts to 5200 ft of climb. It > will be very hot and humid so be prepared by hydrating now. We will have one > rest stop along the route. This will be a great training ride for those of > you who have other mountain rides coming up like the BSG & BRB. > > THE ROUTE: > > http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3733300 > > THE LIST OF RIDERS: > > Tony > Bert > Lou > Logan > Keil > Steve Leonard > Don Brazelton > Dave Bender > Jared Savage > Stuart Hall > Dave Brown > Tim Murphy > Dave Campbell > > IF ANYONE ELSE PLANS ON JOINING US, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. > > Please let me know if there are any further questions. > > Thanks, Tony > > Tour de Gaps BRP Route.doc > 66KViewDownload -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
