Vermont is spelled with a capital “V”, surely no coincidence. With the loads of mountains and climbs available, it had to start with a “V”. I mean, if it was mountainous enough to draw a runaway “loose” nun who left the church for a sailor, it must be good, right? (Great nordic skiing there””Trapp Family Lodge, if you are there in the winter months as well).
Anyways, being a seventh generation “V”ermonter myself, who was raised on a family farm on Rogers’ Hill in West Newbury, VT (which was hand cleared and settled in 1763 by my G-G-G-G-G-Grandfather and still owned by my father) I have a deep love and feel for VT, liberal politics notwithstanding. So when I heard about the 200 on 100 “Dumptruck of Awesome” that was available, I just knew that I had to do it. And not only that, I knew that I had to share this beautiful “Ode to the V in Vermont” with all of my best cyber-cycling-soul mates. Okay, soul mates might be going a bit far there, but you get my meaning.
So, enough with the intro.
Break out the rollers, get on the trainers, find your winter gear; lay off the seconds, nurse that one glass of booze, hold the toasting to one drink, dodge Cupid’s chocolates and shoot the Easter Bunny because training for this bastard started yesterday and you’ll be paying for it on the 28th of June, 2012 in spades!
See you in the pre-dawn hours on the Canadian border with our eyes firmly fixed on the prize of the Massachusetts border. Let’s drive this dump truck like Mel Gibson leaving the compound in a post-apocalyptic world, baby!
Route and location details on the Cogal Event Page.
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@TommyTubolare
Should be a trip to be remembered, no doubt.
And with your help, I just might run my tubular HED Belgium C2's, as long as they are not destroyed on the pave two weeks prior!
@Buck Rogers
Cool! How you doing with those tubes?
I'm in Boston, will be heading up Wednesday with a sag driver.
Anyone need a lift?
@TommyTubolare
Poorly, but only because I have yet to pick up some acetone or thinner. I have everything I need, although the cassette is not here yet. But it is on the way. Really need to get the acetone and get the old glue off!
@roger
F'king awesome, mate!
I really hope that between us all we can work out rides and this will help a bunch. I am working on my best friend trying to get him to meet us at the finish with a van to help haul some people back as well. No promises yet, though.
@Steampunk
@King Clydesdale
@Buck Rogers
Yes, thanks @Steampunk. I can confirm pre-flight clearance pending mid-year executive review.
Now I must go scrub pots and vacuum the ceiling.
For whatever reason, my VMH appears to be OK with getting up at O dark hundred to drive me from our hotel in Burlington to the Canadian boarder. I'd have a spare bike carrier on the roof for any one else based in the area.
It would be awesome to have a ride back from the finish. It that could be swung, having a reverse sag wagon may be ideal: establish a finish time, after which the van starts driving back up 100, picking up riders still on the course, enabling all to partake in the post ride malty beverages.
@CanuckChuck
"Boarder"? Really? Too much red wine tonight... or whishful thinking re: decent snowboarding condition. How about "border"?
@Anjin-san
Book of V rings? This is a book I need to know more about!
This is going to be a tough one for me to make, but if there was ever a reason to go to the East Coast and not NYC, then this is it. Man-oh-man...gears turning.
@Sean
Anyone who wants to join - V follower or not - is welcome to join. If you can't currently follow The V, we expect this to be your suitable induction and you would follow from that day onwards...