First Day of TRC

It took 3 and a half hours to do 30 km ... definitely the ride from hell. After the initial climb on single track, there was a 3km vertical ascent. At the following ridge, the trail was off-chamber ... next was single track with 32 switchbacks, followed by a service road for 5km. Some of the single track trail was set back 1m from a cliff face which dropped off a rather dramatic plunge. Tough stuff, but gorgeous scenary. Met folks from Richmond and Harrisonburg ... riders are from all over, with probably half from international locations. Everyone is fit and in great shape. One day in the books, with more climbing ahead ...