

Well, they forgot about her, so she was left alone in a park in a strange city until nearly 10pm at night. PU SAG wasn't in sight, partly because the ride organizers were on the first half of the ride! My neighbor's wife was volunteering and was stationed at the rest stop in Ojai.

He said he felt like a medic in a war zone. Tony wound up spending the day driving up and down the climbs getting water for everyone.

and did the first 100 miles in less than 5 hours and hit the climbs earlier than anticipated and before the heat. I was on a tandem with my neighbor and the first part of the course was easy. Luckily for a lot of the riders, my cousin Tony was there to SAG me (before all their rules) through the major climbs. They were so disorganized and it was a similar day of 100+ heat. do you think a ride like this brings out the slow guys.īelieve it or not, PU has come a long way. When Tony and I were at Check-in on Friday. I would think the majority of the riders are pretty experienced, fast, etc. I think for me to get into this kind of difficulty and having 52 out of 140 registered riders DNF says a lot about how thin things are. I've been doing doubles for a long time and am pretty self-sufficient. They are not a bike club, so they don't have the resources of a bike club as far as sponsors or volunteers. I think the main problem with PU is that it is run by a husband and wife for profit.
