Tour of the Battenkill Race Report – Part 2
Continuing where I left off in Part 1 of my Tour of the Battenkill race report, Joe Bean road kicked my ass and started my left leg cramping up. My chase companions and I motored our way through the revised center section of the race, including two new (and freshly graded, thus sandy and loose) dirt climbs. Our wheels spun when we stood to climb and we rolled through traction eating sand but we persevered. Those few miles really took their toll as Helios's chariot climbed high into the sky and bright sunlight beat down upon us. We were all feeling the heat, which was leaving our bottles empty, our skin singed and parched and our legs aching and cramping.
