Yesterday's century ride was tough and demanding, but I never felt afraid I might be overcome by the heat like I did today. They were saying it was 109 degrees !!
We also had some monstrous headwinds every time we headed south. It was a very tough day, and we didn't do much except drink 5 gallons of water and Gatorade and rest in the shade a lot. I only took 3 pictures today, one of an art bike in Roland, one of a high wheeler on a bile rack on the back of a team bus, and one of Kendra and Mike changing a tube on Kendra's bike after she had a flat in St. Anthonys.
Today we saw a guy in a Brooks jersey riding along on a big wheel bicycle. we also saw two young men riding along on skateboards !! It is amazing to watch all the crazy people on RAGBRAI.
The day had a nice ending. Mike and Kendra had worked hard to guess where RAGBRAI was headed this year, and reserved some hotel rooms in Marshalltown. So we're all staying in AC at the Comfort Inn while big storms are passing thru the area. The storms are great, since they will make the weather much cooler tomorrow.
Here's today's motto, seen on the side of a team bus: "It's not the heat, it's the Stupidity" !!
