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Well, I got smoked by Greg Lemond this weekend .
I flew up to Cable/Union 3CU for the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival to run the 40 mile MTB race. As usual I got a pretty good headwind on my trip up north (I always seem to head up this way after a cold front blows through), but as it turned out it wasn't as bas as i feared. at 4500' just below the bases it was mainly a cross wind, so I made pretty good time. It was suprisingly cold, and I was glad to stay out of the clouds for this trip.
Saturday was a blast, and riding 40 miles on some pretty gnarly trails kicked my butt pretty good, but I made my goal of less than 4 hours (3:50). If anyone has ever mountain biked up there Fire Tower hill is a *****.
This morning we headed back to the Telemark Resort/Cable Union Airport at the finish for some fun day events (Klunker Toss, Log Pull, etc...). After unsuccessfully competing at the log pull (broke the chain) I packed it in and headed home. Unfortunately the broken to overcast layer was right around 5500', and it was pretty bumpy at 3500', so I skirted the clouds as long as I could and eventually had to settle in at 3500.
All in all it was a great weekend...
Pete
P.S. Here are some of the pics I took throughout the weekend....
http://picasaweb.google.com/vontresc/CheqFatTireFestival/
I flew up to Cable/Union 3CU for the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival to run the 40 mile MTB race. As usual I got a pretty good headwind on my trip up north (I always seem to head up this way after a cold front blows through), but as it turned out it wasn't as bas as i feared. at 4500' just below the bases it was mainly a cross wind, so I made pretty good time. It was suprisingly cold, and I was glad to stay out of the clouds for this trip.
Saturday was a blast, and riding 40 miles on some pretty gnarly trails kicked my butt pretty good, but I made my goal of less than 4 hours (3:50). If anyone has ever mountain biked up there Fire Tower hill is a *****.
This morning we headed back to the Telemark Resort/Cable Union Airport at the finish for some fun day events (Klunker Toss, Log Pull, etc...). After unsuccessfully competing at the log pull (broke the chain) I packed it in and headed home. Unfortunately the broken to overcast layer was right around 5500', and it was pretty bumpy at 3500', so I skirted the clouds as long as I could and eventually had to settle in at 3500.
All in all it was a great weekend...
Pete
P.S. Here are some of the pics I took throughout the weekend....
http://picasaweb.google.com/vontresc/CheqFatTireFestival/
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