There were several VP kits at Mitchell, so please share your stories here.
0630 Start. Fair. Temp 78 degrees.
The pace of the large lead group for the first hour was 22 mph. The large group made for an interesting yo-yo effect that caused one rider I witnessed to brake and go down in the left lane around mile four. Once the patrol car escort left us the pace picked up and we were averaging around 23.4 mph by the time we came to the road the DOT had picked to pave that day. The 16 minute delay was not welcome.
The heat started to get pretty bad by about 11 am. A good many people suffered cramps while riding and there were more folks stopped at the rest stops than I remember seeing in a long while. Bugs. There were midges everywhere on Mitchell. My arms looked like I had pepper sprinkled on them when I was done.
I finished just under 7 hours and was glad to be done. I hope the other VP folks had a decent day!
Greg
