VERONA TO PLATTEVILLE AND BACK

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Lunch Time! We left all our bikes unlocked and no one was worried.

Downtown Blanchardville Wisconsin

I had to get a picture of the remington 7 mag license plate- I grew up with a love of guns.

Some of the beautiful scenery we experienced

Ryan G- Thank you for orgainizing this great ride

Half way- Stop for some burgers, soda/beer and viewing of the tour. The people at this Platteville bar were super friendly and turned the tour on for us as soon as we walked it.

Tell me this doesn't make you want to ride your bike

This was the 4th annual Verona to Platteville and back ride. It was my first. The ride is nice for people training for Ironman Moo because of the hills and similarity of terrain. We rode a total of about 140 miles with Steph deciding to do a large hill session on her own.

We left about 7:20 a.m. from Fireman's Park in Verona. This was a great ride because the pace is fairly easy with full sag support from the Race Day Events Van.

Kitty from Fleet Feet Madison drove the first 70 miles and did a great job. She drove with hazards on and would double beep the horn every time a car was approaching.

The group spaced out pretty good with most people choosing to ride with two to three people rather than the whole group.

The route was truly pleasurable with very little traffic, enough hills to keep it interesting, and some wonderful scenery. This was my longest ride ever and my plan was to ride it and see what happened. I felt alright the whole way and was fortunate to finish the whole ride with no problems.

Everyone on the ride was very friendly and we all had an excellent time. Even though it took all day, everyone kept a positive attitude and enjoyed themselves along the way.

I would reccomend this ride to anyone for next year.

RIDE FOR HOPE

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Date: May 16, 2009

Locale: Middleton, WI USA

Type: 100K ride

Weather: Very Windy but no rain

Yesterday I rode the Ride for Hope with some friends. It was a 100k leaving from Capital Brewery in Middleton, WI. It was very well organized with coffee and donuts prior to the race and the course was very well marked.

The 100k group started out together and ran into a huge headwind right off the bat. People were getting crabby and yelling and other people to start pulling/ rotate etc. After about 15 miles the groups split up.

I rode with about 6-8 people. It was a great group with everyone riding about the same pace. After we turned with the wind about 20 miles in, we were crusing pretty good. We stopped at the Brewery for some food and bathroom breaks, and then started on for the second half.

The second half proved as winding as the first. There were sections where the wind was so strong the pack was only going about 10mph or less.

We finished about 1:00 and enjoyed the food, bevies, and music from the live band.

Overall it was a scenic and fun ride (except for the wind). The race director (Andy Barishka) has planned and ridden many rides in the past including from top of U.S. to bottom, and a circle route around Lake Mich. He has a ride going this June that travels the west side of the Mississippi up to the top and then back down the Wisconsin side.