I went out to pre-ride a gravel event this weekend and had hoped for a leisurely group ride with lots of photos along the way. The hammer went down from the get go and it turned out to be the hardest ride of the year!
After an hour or so the group was shattered and I ended up with Matt and Mark somewhere midfield. They were both stronger than me but were gracious in pulling me along. Without any stops I was just able to snap a couple of quick photos on one of the many water crossings.
Sorry for the low image quality but this is a blowup of this water crossing and illustrates two different crossing techniques. I prefer the latter! This was a super hard effort with hard riding dudes but I love the course and very much enjoyed the day!
The route.
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