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Zwift Stage 5

Started with a 10 mile warm up and then dropped in just a bit late to grab the A group but managed to join the B group before the timer shut me out. That was fine since 25 miles of keeping up with the group was plenty of pain for today. The ride – Zwift The bike – Trek Madone 6.9.

Fall colors on Providence Trail at the mouth of Providence Canyon

Broke a spoke had to cruise on back home

It’s been a while but the Ripmo incurred a minor injury at the beginning of the climb on our second loop at the top. With a very loud clang a rear spoke gave up on life. Luckily we were climbing and able to stop quickly preventing the broken spoke from lodging against the disc brake or into the frame. I wrapped the dangling offender around

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Yellow leafs on the Providence Canyon trail

Slipping it in to slip in the dirt

Fallen leafs and wet rocks make for a surprisingly slippery trail. The colors have hit the ground but are still beautiful. They make for a slippery experience with the hidden rocks kicking the Ripmo and I around the trail. The Ripmo got very irritated and started kicking tiny boulders throwing me around a bit resulting in some choice words. The ride – Providence Canyon The

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