Posting from Ober:
It is the day after the BIG DAY. We celebrated at the Elgart's neighbors and friends with champagne and chocolate cake. Early to bed for me as I have had my first week back on the bike in over 5 weeks...the skiing has helped maintain general fitness and I eased back into the road riding last Thursday with a 4 hr, 5,000 ft of climbing adventure with the Sacramento hard core riders...pictures to come soon.
So far 18 hrs in the saddle in 6 days. Most of it postcard worthy. John and Linda are Sacramento cornerstones of the road and cross scene here and I am enjoying the "treatment" of being on the inside! I may hang here a bit longer than originally thought. We shall see.
Made it over to the North Berkley hills on Sunday to visit an old friend from Lancaster. They live on Grizzly Peak that overlooks the Bay and San Francisco. We rode in Marin county below Mt. Tamalpais - the birth place of the mountain bike - from the mountains of the Marshall Wall to the Pacific Ocean then back into the giant redwood forest. Just so beautiful!
More group rides ahead and some off road stuff, too. Sacramento has 30+ miles of bike paths along the American River that are heavily used and a great place to troll for small pacelines hammering along. Great mini-interval training.
