AIDSLIFECycle Day 1, San Francisco to Santa Cruz, CA

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Dis 85.09, Av 14.9 mph, Mx 42.6 mph, Tm 5 hr 41 min, Oat 8 hr 0 min, Rise 4:00AM, Lv SF 6:30AM, Arv SC 2:36PM, opposed to last year’s rainy Day 1, today was sunny and warm with strong tailwinds helping us most of the day. At rest Stop 1 -mile 19.3 Nueva School I took off most of my several clothes layers, and had an opportunity to put air pressure in my tires. Pulled out after lunch at San Gregorio State Beach – mile 44.2 at NOON.

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He found his amoung the others at one of the twenty some odd gear trucks. Each truck has a letter of the alphabet…and each cyclist’s luggage has a corresponding letter. ‘ID chip”.

 

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The roadies (volunteer service crew) drive and unload the gear trucks..as well as cook meals, direct route intersection traffic, clean up, ….Contractors provide Porta Potties, and hot shower trailers.