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The First Day Was A Winner For Everyone!

Hi Everyone,

It was a great day!

Yes it was cold and windy when we started from the coast and then we had to climb some long climbs, not really steep yet very very long!

Still it was a great day and everyone one of the cyclists made it without any real problems. (Of course I wasn’t riding with everyone all day!

It is incredible to be riding with such neat people who are in love with cycling and have a true passion and dream of riding across America on a bicycle.

I’ve met some really neat people today and each of them are really helpful, and look out for each other!

The AAN crew are very knowledgle and really do care (a lot) about our safety! (hence all the meetings)

The bicycle route today was very beautiful and scenic!

We finished up with a great dinner and our daily “rap” session where we discuss the next day’s route, sag locations and how much climbing we will be doing.

A mix of many types of people, young and more mature, yet each of them have a passion for cycling!

What a neat group of people to talk to, also to listen to their personal stories, their dreams of cycling across America and how finally they are living their dreams.

Many of them are riding for their personal charities such as: cancer society, etc.

Larry F.

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4 Responses to “The First Day Was A Winner For Everyone!”

  1. Gail Says:
    June 16th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    Congratulations on your first day! It seems you have a great bunch of new friends and this ride should be the best. Larry, I love you and so glad that things have started off so good.

  2. amber Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 12:14 am

    YaY!!!! The first day!!!!! You are on your way, just you and the open road!!!

  3. Adella Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 1:31 am

    Hey daddio!!! Wow…and so it begins…sounds like a fun first day. I am so excited for you. I have been telling everybody about how excited I am. Can’t wait to hear more about it. Remember drink lots of water, and know that I love you.

  4. phi terribilini Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Good luck, Larry.
    I’ll be thinking about you this summer. I admire how you set a goal and go at it one step (pedal) at a time until it’s done!
    Have fun.
    Love ya,
    Phil T

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