Day 3 - Rapha Rising

TODAY'S RIDE
17.5 miles, 1416'
TOTAL:
38.8 miles, 5017'
TOUR DE FRANCE Stage 3: Tyler Farrar and Thor stays in yellow.  Tyler wins on Fourth of July and Garmin continues on a roll! Cadel stays 1 second down and BMC can save their energy instead of defending the yellow jersey.

After yesterday's hot day, I knew I had to go for a road ride.  It was so much better having the speed and keep some air moving around me.  

In last year's Festive 500, I saw someone's blog who used all their bikes in the challenge.  I want to do the same so this is my rain bike.  A 1980's Holdsworth Mistral called "Worthington".  Internal gear hub, generator hub & led light with fenders are so easy in the rain.  Although I'm in So Cal, it doesn't rain that much but I love to ride in the rain so this bike gets used quite a bit.  I actually time my rides so that I can catch it when the rain is coming down instead of wet roads.  The harder the rain, the bigger my smile.  I think it's from the years growing up in Vancouver, BC.

My comfy bike.  Worthington is set up for long distances although she is a bit heavy at 30 pounds.

The wide safe roads of Thousand Oaks

Getting ready to head uphill

I have this last hill before getting home.  If I'm blown, this hill is a killer.  Today, I saw a rider in front of me and slowly caught him.  Within 10 seconds after I passed him, he got out of the saddle and motored up the hill.  I think he was a little pissed that a bike with fenders beat him.  After he passed, I maintained our gap all the way to the top.  I'm okay with that.