Saturday Alex participated in the Regional Transportation Commission Viva Bike Vegas ride for charity (also called the Las Vegas Century). One could ride 25 or 50 or 75 or 110 miles. Of course Alex chose to ride 110 miles. It was just a ride, not a race, but cyclists tend to be competitive no matter what kind of ride it is. Alex was doing well, but at 80 or 90 miles into it he crossed wheels with another rider and went down. Other riders crashed into him. He has a bad road rash and is pretty sore, but mostly his pride was hurt. He managed to finish the ride, with a cracked frame even. (Some, including myself, might question the sanity of all this.)
2 comments:
That sounds scary!! Very Scary.. glad he is okay and congrats for finishing the race.
I'm amazed that he rides that many miles. I can barely ride 10, without my backside hurting for a week. Earl is training for a marathon right now, so he has been running 10 miles on Saturdays, I think he's crazy.
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