Typical Day On The Ride
So what's a typical day you might ask?
Basically its a lot of miles and a lot of hours on your bike. Its day 5 and I have gotten the routine down as best as I can.
Wake up is nice and early, no later than 5 am. Its freezing and you are tired. A hike to the porta potties, breakfast then stretching and packing up your tent. Its still cold and you're still tired but now you are in your gear and feeling the need to get on the road. On these 90+ mile days you want to get on the road as early as possible to maximize your time at your next camp.
The rides are long and gruelling. There are a lot of hills and its hot. We have rest stops about every 20 miles, usually 4 rest stops and a lunch. Its hot and we live by PowerAde and water. On a good night we get into camp before 4, on long rides we get in at 7. Argh long days. We pick up our gear and set up our tent. We get dinner and in bed by 9. All in prep for rolling out at 5 the next morning.
