...looked much like last years day 3. Next to no road and some more single track.
Great trails but with almost 700 riders it was a very slow go to start and even into the day. We road everything from dirt, gravel, boulders, mud and even a little slick rock. If it wasn't so congested it would have been a wicked day of riding, but ended up hiking parts. Great to see family out again after the first climb of the day. Smiles and cheers go a long way :)
We did ok though, strong mixed teams and got to race to the finish with a team from wales. We lost it but happy with the effort. Looking at the split times for today we seem to be the furthest back team and them move up slowly through the day. Might need to take more risk and be more aggressive in the neutral part of the race.
Better massage today but legs are sore, forgot how much we climb and we have only warmed up. Tomorrow we drive to the start and do a loop of 66km and a bit over 2000m and then off to Jaen.
The others; Cindy and Erik are having a good time (minus stitches), they even so a slide show over dinner, smiles in every shot. Shawn's partner crashed and hurt some ribs so hopefully it's not a game stopper for tomorrow and on.
Happy Riding!
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