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This past weekend revolved around cycling. Saturday Mike and I decided to put ourselves to the test and tackle Alpine Dam. The loop is about ~55 miles and 4300′ of climbing. It’s a killer, but the views are worth every ounce of pain.

Sunday morning was spent down on the Embarcadero watching the Amgen Tour de California Prologue. I took my D70 along and got a couple of nice shots.

Monday I had off for Presents day, so again Mike and I headed out on our bikes to catch Stage One of the Tour. We made the decision to climb Mt Tam to be at the top of the first King of the Mountain climb. Well again this is a pretty decent climb and when all was said and done a bit more riding that we planned on. (~40 miles w/ 2700′ of elevation). I have to say it’s pretty humbling watching how easy these guys make the climb look, just after suffering it myself.

With the small Headlands loop ride I did on Thursday, I logged ~130 Miles on my bike this past weekend. Not too shabby, I just need to keep that up to ensure I’m ready for a few century rides this year.

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