74 miles through piedmont backroads that run through farm country, similar but not identical to the ones I usually train on. A nice day overall; weather fine, route very nice. Des Jeunes that I rode in with yesterday were ahead of…
Day 3: Shelby to Matthews
Today’s hop was 78 miles. The weather was fine except for the 45 minutes that it poured. After that went through some of the greenway in Charlotte (more on this in a minute). It ran along I guess what is…
Day 2: Lake Lure to Shelby
Before you get carried away with the romance of the thing, be sure to factor in that there will be days like today. It rained all the way from Lake Lure to Shelby, 57 miles, about 4 hours. The real…