battenkill

Here we are on the eve of the Tour of the Battenkill.  I've done my training, I've ridden my dirt roads, I've spent the past week relaxing and letting my legs do nothing.  Still, facing some of the steep dirt climbs of the race course and the sheer length (64 miles this early in the season is a bit tough) have me jittery like a college freshman drinking a pot of coffee the Sunday before finals.  Well, I've got my plan as to how I'm going to tackle this race, I went on a very easy ride to stretch my legs this afternoon, and now I'm rocking the compression leggings and formulating my plan. All that's left is to execute it tomorrow morning.  Let's see how that will (hopefully) play out:

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