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Super technical? For most of us, no, more like challenging. Some are definitely technical (see below), but most of us can effectively assess conditions as we go. Most non car-bike wrecks in the Fondo are due to cyclists riding over their heads out of ego or a desire to hang with their group.
The primary trouble spots are the descent down to Houser Bridge (VERY steep, some off camber tight turns, wet in AM, cattle grates with a sharp turn and the bridge right at the bottom) and Coleman Valley (typical crap Sonoma County pavement, strong sun to shade to sun all but blinding the rider as he enters the next shady area and nails a pot hole). |
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I agree. Nothing super technical. For me, the hardest part was I had never been on any of these roads and I wasn't willing to hang it out too much when I had no clue what was up ahead. They did have signs saying slow down or hairpin curve ahead which was great but really, you don't know what the road is like.
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thousands of riders. and label something a race and you are bound to see an accident. I witnessed four accidents along the route. some of that is the roads. i took it easy and stayed in the slow lane on the descents, others wanted to go faster. i did see far fewer accidents in the la marmotte alpes this past july. perhaps the roads are just better. it seemed to me the organizer took great strides to keep everyone safe.
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I had to laugh at the start when Levi introduced Floyd as the 2006 TdF winner. Ha-I guess if you spend money as a sponsor of the event you get back your title !
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It's a great event all around.... scenery, terrain, support/rest stops, friends, food, beer. There were quite a few newly paved roads on the route this year. The Willow Creek dirt option is awesome (and doable with regular road tires). I did it last year and this year... both times on gravel bikes with 35mm Schwalbe G-One's.
Re: carbon rims on this ride. I rode with a buddy that is a marshal... we stopped for a guy on Meyers Grade with an imploded carbon rim and and exploded tire (rim brakes). Last edited by aosty; 10-11-2018 at 03:54 AM. |
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Sidetrack.... the weekend prior, I did Grinduro... that was super fun!
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Levi's was my last gasp at Summer. I'll be in Greenville next week for Hincapie but I doubt the weather will be as beautiful
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If I ever do this ride, I want to do it with these pals...then I get to see more, feel more, hear more, appreciate more, enjoy more...
https://youtu.be/2TzOVSpGrJ0
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having done hincapie and levi's the two u.s. sportives long on my bucket list the two were enjoyable but for totally different reasons.
hincapie: best roads and route levi's: best weather and views both were well supported but the santa rosa community is a nicer place to hang out pre and post race. so glad i did both |
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