June 2007
Yay, a photo!
Finally, a recent photo! I picked up 3rd place at Ross' Epic Hill Climb. This was a great event that was a fundraiser for Ross Dillon, who at the age of 25 was hit by a car going 50mph while he was riding his bike. He is alive, and is making an amazing recovery, as he started his journey in a vegetative state. Five years later he can stand with support for short periods, and is beginning to speak in sentences. He and his family are so brave and strong, but it takes a lot of money to give Ross the therapy and care he needs, so the Hill Climb was a USA Cycling sanctioned event that served as a fundraiser for the family. They didn't fool around with the "Epic" aspect--18 mile ride, 7 miles flat, then 11 miles uphill, gaining about 1000 feet in the last mile! BRUTAL!! But worth it.
Here is a picture of me suffering. This is about 3/4 mile from the top, just as the really steep part has gotten underway, after 10+ miles of climbing:
Happy Lucia:
PS The bandage is covering road rash from my race the week before. I got 12th out of 30 racers in the Northern California and Nevada Cycling Association Women's Cat 4 Road Race Championship, after being behind one crash and bailing into a ditch, catching up to the lead pack again, and then going down hard 3 miles from the finish line having gotten stuck in some bike traffic and crossing wheels with another rider.
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