Day Twenty Seven - The Return of the Riders

Day Twenty Seven – The Return of the Riders

Bodega Bay to San Francisco

Daily Brief

With a total of 19 riders, it was quite the group ride. We saw more bicyclists then we’ve seen for the entire rest of the trip combined. Riding into San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge we meandered our way to a BART station and took the train out of the city.

The Ride

Starting in Bodega Bay we had 17 riders, or at least we thought we did. We all just started and forgot that Ashley was still checking out of the hotel! Well, he caught up with us at our first turn when we stopped to regroup. The bicycle mass would always split apart into several groups when the ride commenced, and then every so often we would recollect. Personally I used the time to talk to some of the other riders and it was enjoyable. Bob returned to the riding group today as well as his son, one of the original EB Trek 2001 riders, Rocky. Rocky was feeling a little sore from his long absence on the bike, but was doing a good job of keeping up.

Eventually we stopped outside of Point Reyes for an extended break to eat and regroup again. After that we set out and made our way toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Before the bridge we distributed EB Trek T-shirts to everyone so we looked united, and some of Chandlers extended family joined in with us. We got a few head turns as our huge mass made our way into San Francisco. The bridge was tight so there wasn’t a lot of room to pass people or go fast, but it was a nice view over the ocean and it was cool to look down on the city.

Coming off the bridge the riders wound their way to a BART station and returned home. Some of the riders split off into taxi cars or on other stops but we (the team) got off in Lafayette. After that we made it all the way to Shuns drive way, which was quite steep, but not as painful as I would have thought. We were cheered on by our fans at the top, the family members of the riders. After summiting at Shaun’s house we ate some food, watched a movie about EB, and relaxed for the night.

Chandler went to Sacramento with Bonnie and his family to relax for the next few days before our press conference at Stanford. Chris is staying with his Parents, and Shaun and I are staying with Shaun’s Parents.

Daily Stats

Distance: 77.36
Time: 5:06
Avg. Speed: 15.2
Max Speed: 43.0

Total Distance: 1988.63

P&C Pushups: 240