Friday, April 13, 2012

6th Annual Tour de Irwin

Fort Irwin Outdoor Recreation hosts a 41 miles bike race. It goes from Outdoor Recreation to 2 NASA sites in the area, the Apollo and Mars stations. It's uphill most of the way going and downhill coming back. Winners of the event tend to hover right around the 2 hour mark, this year was no different with a time of 2 hours and 4 minutes. Then the rider got a drink and turned around and did the course a second time, he's in training for an Ironman in May. His second time was just a bit off the pace of the first by only a few minutes.

winners jersey

Last minute tire check

The starting line in the distance

road race to nowhere

annabel

finish celebration

prerace staging

the big winner on Ironman ready bike

The start

Starting line

The 11th ACR crest. Pride in the Armored Cav.

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