How a 7 time Tour champion likes to roll on his day off.

Vive le Tour

Based on the current strong thunderstorm forecasts for the next couple days and 1-3 " of rain expected, it has put this ride in jeopardy. I will make a decision tomorrow based on the weather updates and my ability to get a coarse marked and not washed away for Saturday. I know I wouldnt be happy with a sloppy coarse or a low turn out because of it. I will post the Ride status here by 8pm Friday night at the latest so check back.

Duke

Updated: 8:27am 7/23/2010

This ride may be re-scheduled later on in the year.

Your Fair Warning!!

Okay folks, four more days until Spartacus 100! We're excited to get this underway, but I have a few admonishments to make, which will be reiterated at the Pre-Ride Meat-Up, just to make sure.

The nature of the course is a mix of "out and back" and a "big assed loop". Due to the nature of how things lay out, you folks will be getting in deeper and deeper as you progress. This comes into play as you consider your bail out options. Especially if you were silly enough not to have a support person. I know a lot of you are planning to do this solo, so here's what you need to put into your "thinkrerer".

Weekend Construction

If you are coming in from the east on M-59 there is construction between Airport road and Williams Lk road. A alternate would be to go north on Airport Rd to the first light and make a left (west) on Hatchery Rd follow this and it will come out right in front of the park entrance.

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Duke

I would like to introduce 'Right Side Tattoo' as the official ink source for the Spartacus 100: Blood and Gravel Ride. Len aka nuluone has stepped up to offer a discount on ink work for the riders. He will also be riding with us so chat him up or give him a call to talk about the details.

Thanks and Welcome aboard.

Duke