Milder'n Hell 100

With a temp of 64 degrees at the 7:00 a.m. start, yesterday's Hotter'n Hell Hundred bike race in Wichita Falls was anything but. The weather made all the difference, too -- I beat last year's time by 22 minutes, and that even included a wreck near Hell's Gate at mile 60 that put me on the sidelines for a few minutes while I put some ointment on my knee and put my back wheel back in its hitch. I've always thought my reflexes were quick enough to avoid any wrecks in front of me, but when the guy you're drafting off of goes down with a blowout, there's nothing that can be done except hold on. Here are some pics:

Starting line (that's David Cox of Txk on the bottom right)

Finish Line

GPS

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