And we’re off

And we’re off

Sunday 12^rd May, 2019

Day 2

Location: El Segundo to Manhattan Beach to Riverside, CA

Distance: 80 miles

Temp: 60 - 70 F

Cumulative climbing distance: 2536 ft

 

 

Ceremonial bike and rider dip in the Pacific Ocean.  The Atlantic Ocean is only 3400 miles away.

 

Daily route map and corresponding elevates.

 

 

At yesterday’s route rap session, which is a daily activity, we discussed the route, key points of interest and daily route map cue sheet.  The all important cue sheet provide explicit written navigation info for the day's route including distance to each turn, turn direction, street name, any key landmarks, total daily elapsed distance, and the critical SAG wagon locations.  Typical 2 SAG (nutrition, hydration, equipment repairs, and trip news. 

 

Comment theme, we and fellows riders are not sleeping well do to the anticipation, anxiety, trepidation, fear, ...

 

CrossRoads staff is well prepared and worked hard to alleviate our concerns.

 

 

 

Daily kick-off at the hotel with final guidance.

Ocean bike trail to Manhattan Beach.  Everyone wears the slow moving vehicle signage for safety, as Judi showing.

Thinking about carrying the bike to Boston.

 

 CrossRoads staff at Manhattan Beach pier

 Today bike route had us traveling on main arterial streets through commercial and residential areas south of downtown LA.  About half the streets had bike lanes.

 

Biked about 20 miles on bike paths about rivers and thru parks.

 

Judi cresting our first big hill east of Riverside.  She looks like a "Tour-de-France" bike racer in the Aps.