Saturday was my second century of the year, and my third Tour d’Essex County, which is put on over Memorial Day weekend by Essex County Velo (ECV) up on the north shore.

In 2012, I had to ride the entire route alone because the train up to the start in Manchester didn’t get in until an hour after the riders had departed. It was a gorgeous ride, ( Read more... )

This year’s blazing hot Tour d’Essex County (TdEC) century was tremendously difficult, and Noah and I were the only two people out of 75 starters who completed the ride.

Last year, I had to rely on the Commuter Rail to get to the start in ( Read more... )

A week ago I did my first Tour d’Essex County, a century put on by Essex County Velo, and my first century of 2012.

In theory, my three riding buddies had planned to do it with me, but they all bagged out, leaving me without anyone to drive me to the start up in Manchester. And another buddy who lives out there declined my request for crash space.
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