Interesting ride today probably meant to toughen us up for the days ahead. Three mile climb right after the start followed by a jaunty 7 mile climb about halfway through our 94 miler today. Not sure what was tougher: the 7 mile climb or the 7 mile stretch into Palm Springs into fierce headwinds with temps at 104. First time I've ever ridden on an interstate. We had a couple of short legs on I-10 almost 5 miles. It's allowed if there are no other passable roads available. Clenched teeth the whole way.
Some riders made the trip in 7 1/2 hours and others came rolling in 8, 9, and some in 10 hours. I came in at 4:30 - yeah 9 hours. Just baked in the sun had to run into a Carl's Jr. for a coke and soak up some AC 20 miles shy of the Hotel.
Tomorrow promises to be hotter and longer as we'll running through the Mojave on our way to Blythe CA 97 miles away - with little shade. We had a 45 minute team meeting tonight on desert safety, what to watch out for in terms of dehydration and time limits we need to make before we get swept up and brought to hotel by support team. They're very serious about taking care of their customers. I'm OK with that. We'll see what a good night sleep does for me.
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