The morning was cool, sunny and fine with little wind. It was not frosty or cold enough for longs etc.
Breakfast was again sparse – cereal x 4 plus bread and “instant” oatmeal. Orange juice was plentiful though!
I left the hotel about mid-field at 7.40am. After about 2 miles, we climbed for 5 miles or so. I was climbing initially quite well at 15mph but soon fell to 7/8mph. Roadworks meant we climbed up the left hand side of the road. Just like home!
After more roadworks and some downhill, I reached Lake Tahoe. They had some “grated” road up the hill by the lake (just after crossing into Nevada). This was downhill and totally spoilt the benefit as it was rough as guts.
Shortly afterwards, I started climbing Mt Rose. Riding at about 8-12mph, I passed many riders up the 8 or so mile climb to the sag stop and was 1st one there. 8,990ft high.
The scenery was again very Canadian – snow, trees, rocks, mountains and lakes. Snow was right up to the road side.
From the summit, a 16 mile downhill was done in almost 30 minutes at about 32mph average. After that, a few more turns and a missed one meant I cycled the interstate until the next exit. It was a good road surface! I soon located my bearings and arrived at the hotel before midday. I received my fun for a $1!
Total cycling for the day was 52 miles in 3hrs 14m with a max of 42.4mph. The temperature had also risen to a nice 70ºF.
A hamburger and fries at Denny’s for lunch was a good prelude to the 6pm dinner.
Dinner was standard fare – pasta, mince, chicken and salad with water to drink. Tomorrow’s route map was simple and includes about 1,200ft of climbing.
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