Today I attended my first bike race ever... stage 4 of The Tour of the Gila in Silver City, NM... amazing! Racers rode 40 laps (just over 40 miles) around downtown Silver. Among the racers were greats such as Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Floyd Landis.
The racers come so fast that it's a challenge to pick out individual riders. Fortunately for us they have 40 laps. It's really a great spectator event and made for a very inspiring day.
Tomorrow they ride 105.7 miles through the Gila Mountains gaining 9,360 feet. Our spectators guide refers to the race as 'the climber's race' or 'the toughest one-day race in America'. Since I don't follow the sport of cycling, and can be a bit out of touch with these things, I'd never heard of this race, but I'm happy my friends invited me along. Such a fabulous day. Thanks Jerra and Chris!
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