Just finished a the Pine Flat Road Race and it was one of the most scenic courses I've ever raced. We started with an out and back along Pine Flat Reservoir in the Sierra Nevada foothills before dropping down into the San Joaquin Valley and ripping through some orchards before winding back up into the foothills for the finish. With a 7:30am start we were riding through the mist in the first 10 miles and it looked for all the world like the floating mountains in Avatar (which you should go see in Imax 3D if you haven't already). As the sun burned off the fog you could catch glimpses of snow-capped peaks in the distance, but the weather was so pleasant everyone ditched their vests and warmers. Truly and epic day in February.
I don't even want to talk about the race. We had half the field again and the outcome was almost identical to yesterdays Cantua Creek. I had a much better day personally and put in some good tempo work and covered some moves before the big finishing climb. The boys rode well again and we're figuring out how to work smoothly as a team.
After the race it was so nice that we couldn't help but get in some extra miles. We ended up doing another 2hrs for a total of five and something near to 100 miles. Back to the house for a swim a home-cooked meal and some Olympics to cap off one of the best days I've had in a long time. Epic. Photo credits to the one and only Phil Mooney.
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