I’d always assumed a Gran Fondo was the bike equivalent of a volksmarch. A chance for a leisurely ride in the countryside. I was wrong.
There’s no master’s category in our team’s Saturday morning shop ride. If you’re 50+, or…
Twenty miles in, Jeff flats. He’s our guy, the one we want on the podium, so Dan, Tim, and I let the peloton go so we can help Jeff chase back on. But it’s a double flat and he’s done. There aren’t team radios at this level…