Pre-ride

Because we are new to cycling races, we decided it might be a good idea to bike the route of the Cochise County Classic ahead of time. We could figure out our way through Douglas, a town virtually unknown to us, and see what we will be up against this coming Saturday.

Well, I think we will do just fine. Douglas is not very big and other than having to dodge the large amount of Border Patrol vehicles (Douglas is on the Mexican border), not difficult to navigate. As for the route, we did well for a couple of newbies. Not this well, however...

I don't know whether our cycle computers were caught by a radar gun or what happened, but both our max speeds were 65.9 mph. Not even the Tour de France cyclists go that fast, other than perhaps on a steep downhill. We generally top out at 25 mph. Nevertheless, I think we are ready for the CCC. It will be fun!