On an invite from Mr. John Connors I headed out to Courtice this morning for what was promised to be an epic, hilly ride. Met Pierre & Art at Johns... then picked up Geoff on the way. Beautiful roads out that way...north of Bowmanville & Newcastle. I new we were really "east" when we went over 35/115...along the way we picked up a couple other riders (Chris & Anne...good company).
The hills were a blast we me "determined" to drop Geoff...(he he I thought...he gave me a hard time...beat me up the hills on Thurs....but today, I have gears, I will conquer!) Ha! it was
not to be...Geoff is the king of the mountains....We raced up a couple hills, and held together - along with John.
Here's Geoff moments after finishing the Starkville climb...looking relaxed 
(I however was gasping for air, heart pumping, trying desperately to get oxygenated blood to the legs)
(I however was gasping for air, heart pumping, trying desperately to get oxygenated blood to the legs)John at the top of Starkville...
I snapped this photo just before hitting the climb... John...in form...
This was an epic ride, almost 3, 000 feet of climbing over 84km at a good pace, very little traffic, good asphalt...tiny bit of rain at the end to make it interesting - and I was ready for the end.
Then finish up at Casa John's with a couple cold beers & snacks! Thank you
One other note: Got a good hunger on on the way home...came up Markham road...eyes peeled for a roti shop..even better...found this place. Food was possibly the best Indian I have ever enjoyed.
Thanks for the comments. I loved the ride and am still feeling it. On a totally other note: I stopped at that Indian place one night on the way home from joyride hoping to score some pizza, since the sign out front clearly says PIZZA. They informed me it was an old sign and that they had no pizza.I thought the rice and lentils would be a little hard to consume while driving so I skipped the ethnic fare in favour of a popluar chain down the road... maybe next time again, great ride, but your point and shoot skills are not as strong as your riding
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