Yesterday was Deer Trail Road Race, in the one road town of Deer Trail. The course was interesting to me because it literally heads out to a cone where you make a 180 degree turn like one that would happen in an out and back TT, only this happens 4 times, out to the first cone, turn around, out to the second cone ( different location ) turn-around and repeat one more time for a total of 58 miles. The P/1/2 race had pretty good sized fields, maybe 70 riders? on a tight yellow line road, it was going to be about position and position it was about! Out in the plains, open range the winds were...

4.25 hours, 95 miles and one hell of a dogfight. From DIA to Deertrail and back, 2 sprint signs in Strasburg, Co and Deertrail, Co. 2 of the most remote towns I have ever wandered through, a few building, no stop lights and a bar or 2. 12 dudes, 50 degrees of sun a slight headwind and the grinding of gears. A 2 day bike hangover is left in the tracks, my head pounding, my legs twitching and my lower back aching. Not much of a pissing contest, but the hardest strongest ride I have pedaled on in quite sometime. So new friendships started, some old stories told, a bit rubber left on the road...