Place: the roads of Northampton County, Blue Mountain, and beyond
Ridden: May 2015
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The French Creek 4 hour endurance race was Saturday, it was a blast. Lots of rocks, fun single track, and riding with friends; it was a great day out there on the bike. We both put in hard efforts, which paid off, first place for myself and third place for Joël. Joel had considered doing a video of the race, but, single track is starting to all look the same on the videos. There is a rock...oh there is a tree...oh there is another rock. So we opted for something different this week.
For this episode of Single Track Sunday, we are highlighting the "recovery" ride we did the day after French Creek. I am hesitant to call it a recovery ride, it was a 5 hour road ride. It was a relaxing, easy pace, stopping often to look at the view and to take photos. So the pace made it a recovery ride, but the distance and time on the bike were not so much a recovery ride, but more so what is needed to prepare for TSE in a few weeks. We have to get our bodies accustomed to doing longs rides back to back.
We hit many of the favorite back roads of cyclists in the Northampton County area- we went up over Blue Mountain, along the base of the mountain on both the north and south side, and weaved our way thorough areas such as Danelsville, Kreidersville, Wind Gap, and Point Phillip. The roads were low in traffic but high in unique country sights. Along the way we stopped to visit friends and family.
A relaxing ride on rolling and winding country roads, a great way to relax and enjoy a ride the day after a tough race.
- words by Jess
- video by Joël
