Eventually I made it to the top and again, pretty sure I was one of the top females. This descent was sketch! Super tight turns down the mountain with gravel in the middle of the lanes and wet roads and all the leaves!
I was not confident in my descending abilities on this one at all and was embarrassingly slow. But I did not wreck! When he caught up we had a nice flattish section to pedal steady on before some other solid climbs and less treacherous descents.
Three and a half hours into the ride I started feeling a bit fatigued. I still had one more timed section to go so was feeling a bit nervous. I took in some extra nutrition and a surprise extra aid station was a couple miles out from the climb. We stopped there for a bit more fluid and I started to feel better.
We literally missed the main group by 30 seconds. We could see them up ahead on the road, but needed the nutrition so decided against trying to chase. Just enough to know you were working. This ascent was a three mile climb on unpaved road. Surprisingly I felt the rain helped. There were only a few sections that were dicey where I felt I needed to be careful of my back wheel slipping mainly on the curves where it pitched up.
I was able to keep a steady effort most of the way up and passed a few stragglers from the main bunch too. As far as this climb I had no idea where I stood since I started out behind everyone. I just hoped I did enough to keep me in the top standings. By the top I had actually gotten a second wind and was feeling good. The roads were a bit dryer on this side of whatever mountain we were on I think Black Mountain at this point and the descent was a bit less technical.
My husband and I had about 15 miles to go and I was able to get in a good groove and ride. The miles ticked by quickly and 87 miles and feet of elevation gain was suddenly behind us as my husband and I turned into the college. The two of us hung around, ate some burritos and waited for the timed climb awards.
I had squeaked by on that last climb to get 3rd place overall female for the combined climbs. I would recommend this event to anyone that loves climbing, cool crisp air, and beautiful scenery. A great day to be out the bike is guaranteed. Happy Training! Sarah traded in her eight to five job in order to pursue her passion for coaching. Over the past several years she has been able to watch her athletes grow both physically and mentally as they learn new skills, set goals, and reach those goals.
Sarah is an Ironman Finisher, Join Jamie and Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing and friends for a great bike ride alongside pro cyclists as they celebrate the end of their season racing all over the world and the country. The relaxed Bookwalter Binge Gran Fondo ride is studded with racing on timed segments of tough climbs that provide an epic challenge to all. Three routes of varying length traverse some of the most beautiful roads in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina: Gran 7, ft of climbing in 83 miles, Medio 5, ft in 62 miles, or Piccolo 2, ft in 29 miles.
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