Flying Wheels + Kielbasa = Happiness

Team Velotopia/Team PBDH managed to complete another Flying Wheels this year and all was good at the finish line in Redmond. This time around, knowing the course, I decided to attack every hill as hard as I could hoping to save just enough to get over the last one without having to call the medics. This plan worked for the most part and got me over all 4 hills until I finally got a nasty cramp in my left calf (a troublesome area for me that has been known to cancel entire backpacking trips.) Luckily, the cramp happened on the crest of a smallish hill and I was able to unclip and stretch things out as I coasted down it. Gravy was on my wheel and had a nice view of what he said looked like a tiny alien trying to escape the confines of my leg. But in the end, it wasn’t bad enough to cause too much stoppage time and we all rolled into the Velodrome with relative ease. Of course the best part of a ride like this is the grilled sausages and beer on the grass with the rest of the gang after the ride.

All in all a good ride which will hopefully prepare us for the big 136/70 miler (STP) coming up in a few weeks. Karl has more pics over here.