This is me leaving in the morning from Joe’s. He wanted to make sure there was a final picture of me before I am murdered in the coming days. So here it is everyone! I’d also like to thank him for fixing my helmet and rigging my handle bar bag so it can display my cue sheets on it. Well played sir.

Today was a 68 mile trip from Woodbridge down to Ruther Glen which is about 12 miles north of Kings Dominion. I averaged a little over 12mph despite a bunch of brutal hills and a couple of demoralizing wrong turns. The picture below, for instance, was a downer.

Once again the weather was nice for riding despite the fact it was freezing out because it was sunny and not windy. I didn’t really plan in stopping anywhere and my real goal was just to make it to the hotel before sun down. I ended up getting here around 3:00 which was sooner than I expected and gives me confidence I can finish some of the 80 mile days that are coming up once I get to South Carolina and Georgia.

I got to ride through Fredericksburg which I had never been to before. The battlefield was pretty interesting and I’m a little upset I didn’t take some time to read the signs and be a bit more of a tourist. Since I now know I can churn out 70 miles in 5-6 hours I will make sure to do so moving forward.

I also stumbled upon Cork St and it made the ride worth it. I took an obligatory picture.

Finally when I got to my destination I went to a mom and pop BBQ place and destroyed these ribs.

Tomorrow I ride through Richmond where I will watch my beloved Gators get defiled by FSU at noon and then will continue through to Chester, VA.

Gators

Well I’m on my way! I left my comfortable abode in DC this morning and headed on a 40 mile ride to Joe’s place in Woodbridge for Thanksgiving. I made sure to fill my flask up with ambrosia before I left.

Here’s my bike before leaving…

It was a very cold but pleasant day to ride. My fingers and toes were freezing early on but my fingers warmed up after about 10 miles. Sadly my toes froze the whole way despite wearing two wool socks. Tomorrow I am going to put trash bags over my socks and hope that helps. I also need to figure out a way to mount my cue sheets so I don’t need to keep stopping to look at them. I’m not too worried though because I’m with the person (Joe) who I collaborated on the worlds worst collapsible beer pong table back in college. We will figure something out.

Here are some pictures on the route.

Tomorrow I head south to near Kings Dominion which will be about 70 miles.