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Nice
Pics made me homesick. Best part about riding in the Midwest -- after the people -- is the endless gravel options. Thanks for posting.
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Nice job knocking out 170 and good call packing it in! You had a good time overall and will be back so it will just be a little more satisfying next year. I will have to keep this one on my radar even though gravel centuries are more my pace these days. |
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The riding out in the Minnesota river valley out west is really nice.
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To date I've been really enamored with the roads that Almanzo and the Dickie Scramble are run on. Fillmore county is just amazing by bike and we do a lot of camping at both Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park and White Water SP so I'm very familiar with both those areas. |
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I could not find the route on a quick scan, but Ben Witt used to lead a number of fall gravel rides in the region and I used to revisit the loop he laid out around the Dennison area for spring training rides. 45 mile loop with punchy climbs so even though the elevation change is not big, it is not eaten up by rollers and gives you some really good climbs. |
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This was ridiculously fun!! I was there, I finished albeit pretty cooked at the end. It took us 17hrs even to complete. My buddy and I rode it singlespeed and tied for 1st (imagine that ) 19th overall. The lead group was smoking fast. I think they were done in 13 hrs. I had 6800' ish of elevation a few 15% sections were brutal!! But overall an extremely well organized event, great course, great people racing and volunteering, and a great test of self will. I loved it. Will be back next year if Trent does it again. Highly recommend. Great job OP this is not easy to complete.
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Gravels fun, but so are Rainbows and Browns. We are riding the St. Charles area near Whitewater State Park tomorrow. Can't wait! |
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We're going to be at WWSP for the Labor Day weekend so I'll get to do some riding down there shortly! I haven't camped there yet this year but am looking forward to it |
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nice ride after some crazy travel, congrats. pics looks great too
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Thanks Zman |
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zman..^ the midnight to dawn section was FAST.. we had a slight tailwind so the lead group was ripping at 20+ mph as soon as that split into smaller groups things got manageable. There was 1 checkpoint at mile 60 ish so a little over 3 hrs into it. I felt like I was missing some pretty great scenery but such is the nature of the race. good roads for the most part and not much climb. the total Mileage i accrued was 242mi I missed a turn but quickly got back on course. the race organizer is a friend of mine and he puts on a great event. I'll be back next year to defend my co ss win if they put it on again. id def recommend this event if your looking to push your boundaries either racing or just going for your personal best distance. its got great scenery and a challenging last 1/3 of the course. most of the climbing is in the last 1/3 of the race.
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What sort of SS gearing were you running?
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@chrismoustache....
I ran a 42/18 it was perfect for my current fitness and terrain. my buddy ran a 42/17 neither one of us ever put a foot down on the hills and there were some dandys it worked out well. |
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Big day! I did the Almanzo 100 one year, I'd love to go back for the Royal option some day but I don't live in the Midwest any more. The gravel in southern MN is good stuff, easier on the body than in many places.
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