Byways of Howard County

This is one heckuva ride...you can start of really fast but it does get hillier on the back 30....great road quality and little traffic....highly recommended...

POR Frederick County RIde with George

This was a real doozy, one of the hardest 75 milers I have ever done...the designer picked the hardest climbs, not long ones but short and steeeep....painful, and note the temperature chart....you can download the cue sheet from Potomac Peddlers site..starts and ends in Point of Rocks, Maryland

Galibier

The map doesnt quite do it justice....

Alpe D'Huez climb

Cycle Art Links

Here are links to latest Cycle Art albums:

Cycle Art 10: Special Sketch Edition:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2028130&id=1530786583&l=eb0496706c

Cycle Art 11:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2029287&id=1530786583&l=2848c0b992

Cycle Art 12: Special European Edition
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2035713&id=1530786583&l=e97fe967f8

Cycle Art on iPhone Life

Find Cycle Art article in iPhone Life here:
http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/septoct-2010/cycle-art

Word on Tragedy

I did not post this before but feel that I should mention that we had a serious accident during my recent ride in France with Thomson. One member of the group, a Canadian, went over his handlebars at high speed on the Joux Plane and was seriously injured. He apparently was trying to avoid a shallow pothole in the road surface and went off his line. I was 3rd on the scene and this is not something you ever want to see as a cyclist. Luckily there were a lot of doctors in the group, who were forced to do an emergency traecheotomy and administer CPR. The individual suffered major head injuries and an ambulance arrived with paramedices and additional paramedics arrived via helicopter. He was taken to a hospital in Annecy and the last we heard he was on life support. This traumatic event put a real damper on the rest of the ride. We all wish him the best but the doctors in the group who examined him did not believe he would pull through. A reminder about the need for constant attention to safety.