We met at Scheibs' house this morning for a 60 mile roundtripper. Me and Ullrich carpooled up to the South Dallas starting area. Witnessed two cars run stop lights at 50mph. Crazy drivers up there in Dallas. Stopped at Whataburger for a biscuit and some ritual mystery, then ready for the Andice roundtripper.
Me, Mauricio, Ullrich, Stanton, Sean and Q. Pretty salty bunch for the roller coaster ride to Andice. Good day for a ride, typical Texas hot, winds from the south. Pre-ride directional tutorial from Scheibs. I confess that I was not listening. I was either getting my game face on, or daydreaming about actually dreaming.
Our warmup consisted of about a mile of chit chat on Avery Ranch Blvd. Then we got our game on. With the wind at our backs, we set a nice pace to Andice. See the Strava download for some kickass details of the ride. Particularly, check out the "3405 to 2308 North TT" Segment. If you want to compare your ride, upload your data to Strava. Some cool features.
We topped off the first half of the ride with a sprint to the town sign in Andice. Mauricio won the sprint (I was second, Q filled the last podium spot), but Mauricio paid for it. Apparently, the strain of the competition tweaked his pec muscle! Say what? Just a little foreshadowing Mikey! Getting old is a beeyotch.
Regrouped at the General store, where 1. Q ordered the largest phallic pickle ever created, 2. we got a knife sharpening tutorial from a guy that has likely killed for money, and 3. heard some highly innovative and disgusting jokes from the Scheib. I am gonna look up "Superman" on UrbanDictionary once I finish this schlock.
The way back was painful. Mauricio, Stanton, Q, Sean and I took the long route, chasing Scheibs and Ullrich, who had taken a two mile shortcut. Against the wind, it paid to have a lot of friends, as we reeled the rabbits in far sooner than estimated. I burned two many matches on the front, and popped like Mr. Bubble on one of the last rollers on the course. Q and Mauricio were the hardmen of the day.
Great roll fellas.
Rumor has it that AT has sold his bike and is contemplating an audition for the Amazing Race.
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