The awful… I mean absolutely TERRIBLE… roads made this race fun. I tried to stay near the front through all the bad pavement before the climb. I stayed safe aside from having my front derailleur come out of adjustment (I couldn’t get into the big ring until I found time to make some adjustments). I blew up on the big climb and found myself in a group of about 20 with another 20 riders up the road. Without a real chance of bringing the front group back, we took it pretty easy on the way into the finish.
I guess a lot of folks don’t like the bad pavement, but I thought it made things interesting. Fun race — climbing was the weakness that got me this time.
