Pisgah Double Dare
3 10 2007Ivestor’s Gap CP, Morning prayers, Day two dismay, Back on the trail, Farlow Gap CP, Long way home, Heading Out, Rolling out, Double Dare Start
Well, what can I say it was an epic…truly an epic. I had been considering jumping in this one for 3-4 years now and went ahead and took the bite. Let’s not say bite..let’s say smorgasboard of rocky singletrack, gravel roads, 40 MPH paved aero tuck descents and spectacular views of the Pisgah National Forest. Saturday’s festivities included 11HRs of riding with a total mileage of 70 or so, the computers shut down during the slow hike-a-bike sections (and yes there were a few) we ended the day at 11pm and immediately went into resupply mode for the second stage 6am start time. God knows those cowbells rung early at 0530am, I just told myself to not think, got up walked down to the start in the cold and dark conditions and starting turning the pedals over. Dave and I rolled through some checkpoints after not recieving our passports until reaching the mandatory check-in point some two hours from the start. Between tiring, seemingly harder terrain and Dave shearing his rear deraillaur off, we were slowed but continued just pushing forward. Day two ended with 11HRs 50Min of riding with a mileage count again in 60′s again due to alot of walking it was likely a bit short. In was a big relief to be done and the beer at the end was a most fitting reward to the effort. Once the calculations were finished we ended up fourth, with only 7 teams completing both days officially. Check out our photo section for race pics. In the meantime checkout my teammate Dave’s Race blog at: http://www.davesbikeworld.com
Hey Bruce, sorry I missed ya out there, but I had to work over the weekend
Maybe I’ll make it next year. You should definitely start carrying a spare derailleur!…that makes 2 for 2 now doesn’t it!? Congrats on the 4th place finish. Doing just one day of riding, like at PMBAR, is brutal. Doing two days must be truly heinous. Awesome job!