We'll see how well he does . . .

We'll see how well he does . . .

Upper Gregg, because "everyone thinks it is gravel, but on Google Maps, I looked . . . not at all!

Sunday, today, May20, 2012, on the advice of the Ti Man, I go to find E. Gregg, to Upper Gregg, because "everyone thinks it is gravel, but on Google Maps, I looked . . . not at all!"
OK.
So here it is: 2 h 15 m for the following ratty route, including being stung on the face by a bee that managed to get inbetween my glasses and nose, http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/94507895




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Check out the Cat 3 climb portion. UGLY!!

AND to add insult to injury or the other way around, I got stung by a bee on my face (nose, really, but I don't want anyone making fun of my nose). This was 3/4 the way up so I was maximum sweaty and mildly insane with hypoxia, and couldn't see very well with perspiration dripping into my eyes and on my glasses from the bank on my helmet . . .

BLAMO!! A searing pain starts across my face and I rip my dark glasses (and regular glasses) off and nearly lose it all, but I hang on. I keep pedaling (up this 10% slope) and waving my glasses around, and finally put them back on . . . it HURTS, nose bridge piece rests on the sting site.

Then I get something blown into my left eye. Sting on nose near my right eye, something in my left eye, crap, what next!!??

Nothing.

I just go home, feeling vaguely sick from pedaling uphill for 1,900 ft, 60 km, in two hours, or so, in 88F temperatures.