The drives were boring, down to The Dalles, 270 miles and back. But the 18.5 Mt. Hood Time Trial course was worth every bit of it, and more.Met up with former National and Masters Champion Dave Zimbelman who also owns Salmon Cyclery in The Dalles, and Race Director Chad Sperry of Breakaway Promotions, for our shoot, set the protocols and away we went.
You can see from the photos how spectacular this course is, remote, some technical portions, nice mix of elevation gain and loss, a few smoking descents. The last five miles in the beautiful Memaloosa State Park featured a tunnel that was almost too tight for my tiny Hundai rental. Dave and I duked it out, with him taking the preme with a final burst of power that my rice burning four cylinders couldn't match. Was a great ride!
Dave put in a stellar sub-50 minute effort and we came away with what I expect will be some groovy visual accompaniment to the first CompuTrainer Time Trial event. (Coming soon to a laptop near you).
I am rendering out the footage and should have a sample or two ready for tomorrow.
Pix: Dave and Chad at the start. Part of the scenic course in The Dalles, Or.
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