Update: Bird took 2nd and Jim took 3rd AG (older than dirt), and Beth was 4th women's overall in Tom Dula's Revenge north of Lenoir,NC. 49 mi, 3500 ft climbing with 11.0 miles of gravel, and the last 1.5 miles consisting of 3 stream crossings, 11% grades! moss! rocks! sticks! Great results!!!!!
Tom Dula's Revenge is the first race in Le Serie Du Trois Roubaix along with
Love Valley Roubaix 3/23 and Boone-Roubaix 3/30
Dula's Revenge.. an awesome day, an awesome venue, and just a great event... Jim, Beth, and I all rode our rode bikes with 25mm tires. About 2/3's were on Cross Bikes, and about 10 or so mountain bikes.... which would have been handy for that last 1.5 miles. I could not hang with my Asheville friend, Tom Ratajczak, but as you will see below, I am at a great disadvantage..... Oh, and Jim was the oldest, and Beth lost out to the National Cross champion, and 2 other ladies 20 years her junior.
Jim and I will be heading up to Love Valley this weekend to continue our "Belgium Classic Spring" this weekend. Beth will join us for the Boone Roubaix at the end of the month.
If any of you read Maddog's blog on weight, you might find that I am totally out of luck in beating Tom on any kind of hilly course...But hey, I am still going for that cheeseburger and beer....
Here is Tom and I on the podium at Dula's Revenge (Jim was absent as they had mistakenly placed a rider ahead of him who had registered incorrectly).
Congratulations to you'll.
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