Arrived Nogales safe and sound and with bikes in tact...phew. Rode from hotel to Mexican border for photo shoot....very hot!!! Eight miles under the tyres; only 2492 (approx) to go!!
Nogales at 3900ft so some down hill to look forward to tomorrow.
Tues 1st June - Nogales to Tucson (2570'). 87miles, 17mph ave, 5.12.15 ride time. 2749' climbed. Left early to avoid heat and arrived Tucson ahead of schedule at 2pm. Stopped en-route by border police! Later in ride stung on the head by a bee; Derek had to pull the sting out. Painful but no major probs. Stopped at Saguero National Park for photos with giant cacti.
Wed 2nd June - Tucson to Apache Junction (1584'). 106miles, 18mph ave, 6.04.52 ride time. 1376' climbed. Arrived Apache Junction 2pm. Not a good day; sore throat and head ache but sat on front all day. Mega long straight flat roads...very tiring; temp hit 43C in afternoon. Break stop at Florence...Arizona State penitentiary centre!! Dinner at Village Inn...awesome pecan pie for free!
Thur 3rd June - Apache Junction to Wickenberg (1983'). 95miles, 16.5mph ave, 5.56.20 ride time, 1463' climbed. Arrived Wickenberg 2.30pm. 55miles to cross Phoenix (better than expected) then long straight three lane road to finish. First 20mile averaged 20mph but then dropped as temperature rose to 46C!!! Derek suffered in the heat but the old ice under the cycle cap seemed to do the trick!! First puncture of the trip with <10miles>
Nogales at 3900ft so some down hill to look forward to tomorrow.
Tues 1st June - Nogales to Tucson (2570'). 87miles, 17mph ave, 5.12.15 ride time. 2749' climbed. Left early to avoid heat and arrived Tucson ahead of schedule at 2pm. Stopped en-route by border police! Later in ride stung on the head by a bee; Derek had to pull the sting out. Painful but no major probs. Stopped at Saguero National Park for photos with giant cacti.
Wed 2nd June - Tucson to Apache Junction (1584'). 106miles, 18mph ave, 6.04.52 ride time. 1376' climbed. Arrived Apache Junction 2pm. Not a good day; sore throat and head ache but sat on front all day. Mega long straight flat roads...very tiring; temp hit 43C in afternoon. Break stop at Florence...Arizona State penitentiary centre!! Dinner at Village Inn...awesome pecan pie for free!
Thur 3rd June - Apache Junction to Wickenberg (1983'). 95miles, 16.5mph ave, 5.56.20 ride time, 1463' climbed. Arrived Wickenberg 2.30pm. 55miles to cross Phoenix (better than expected) then long straight three lane road to finish. First 20mile averaged 20mph but then dropped as temperature rose to 46C!!! Derek suffered in the heat but the old ice under the cycle cap seemed to do the trick!! First puncture of the trip with <10miles>
Great start you two - very well done - keep it up but watch out for those bees. Looking forward to the next installment.
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