Back in January, Ranger Dave posted a link on my FB profile.
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| Uh, obviously |
So, because I love O'dells, and I thought, "you are trying to get in shape for the Copper Triangle anyway," and you have some funny pictures of you and people you love in bike clothes drinking O'dell's beer, you might as well play-a-long.
I think Masinga even posted a couple! She is super-bike core these days.
So, I posted a couple Instagrams.
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| This one, obviously, being the best one. |
And, then, I WON!!! Boom!
Apparently it doesn't hurt to look like a goof ball.
Eeep. But a good eep. Like this would be perfect for me eep, and this will really light a fire under my ass eep, and why did I eat two Rice Krispie balls this snow day eep, but an eep nonetheless.
For now, though, I am trying to ignore all those pesky questions (wait, how many feet of climbing? how much money? can I do it? what do you mean 'less partying'?) and just bask in my victory and the possibility.
I do have to send out some thank yous though. Thanks for Ranger Dave for not only telling me to enter this contest, but for also introducing me to Odell's beer, which I LOVE! It is my favorite stop on the Brewery 100.
And, super thanks to the Mayor and to Steven for helping me to love riding my bike to Colorado, and for the shuttling to the start of RTR they are probably going to have to do (heh, heh, ha!). You guys are the best. I wouldn't love bikes so much if I didn't have you guys.
The ride is June 7 through the 13th, so I would have to say sayonara to the Tour of the Mississippi River Valley. This is like the ToMRV on steroids.
They announce the route this weekend, in what I am sure, is a wholesome and adorable route announcement party. (Ahh, they want to be like Ragbrai.) Stay tuned.
P.S. I signed up for Velo Rosa today too.
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| Winner winner chicken dinner |
No details yet, but I did win a spot on the Ride the Rockies 2014, which means I am one of 10 lucky Odells folks who doesn't have to go through the lottery. Isn't Colorado cute? They only let 2,000 people go in their big tour. Weird.
Then, I realized that I don't know anything about the Ride the Rockies.
So, I asked the man who knows all, and if he doesn't know it, he will find it: The Mayor. Here's what he said,
me: you just get entry, not your fee paid.
is rtr like ragby?
Brad: kind of but harder and way less partying and smaller
Eeep. But a good eep. Like this would be perfect for me eep, and this will really light a fire under my ass eep, and why did I eat two Rice Krispie balls this snow day eep, but an eep nonetheless.
For now, though, I am trying to ignore all those pesky questions (wait, how many feet of climbing? how much money? can I do it? what do you mean 'less partying'?) and just bask in my victory and the possibility.
I do have to send out some thank yous though. Thanks for Ranger Dave for not only telling me to enter this contest, but for also introducing me to Odell's beer, which I LOVE! It is my favorite stop on the Brewery 100.
And, super thanks to the Mayor and to Steven for helping me to love riding my bike to Colorado, and for the shuttling to the start of RTR they are probably going to have to do (heh, heh, ha!). You guys are the best. I wouldn't love bikes so much if I didn't have you guys.
The ride is June 7 through the 13th, so I would have to say sayonara to the Tour of the Mississippi River Valley. This is like the ToMRV on steroids.
They announce the route this weekend, in what I am sure, is a wholesome and adorable route announcement party. (Ahh, they want to be like Ragbrai.) Stay tuned.
P.S. I signed up for Velo Rosa today too.
Woohoo!
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