Greetings from mile 75
The Runner and I are currently looking at the ocean and eating a cheese Danish at the mile 75 rest stop of Levi’s Gran Fondo. It’s sunny, 75 degrees and perfect for an epic road ride. Biking doesn’t get any better than this. For real.
Comment by Don Davis | 10.9.2010 | 4:23 pm
Boy,Oh Boy!!!!!! Live updates from the route. Levi needs to try this out in France……
Comment by Alberto | 10.9.2010 | 6:34 pm
You might want to turn off the HDR setting on the iPhone to avoid all of the double images.
Looks awesome!
Comment by Niall@Brisvegas | 10.9.2010 | 7:58 pm
Please…bottle up some of that glorious sunshine and send it to south-east Queensland
Comment by Chrisb | 10.9.2010 | 10:26 pm
There where Danishes!! Oh well next year. Nice to see you two out there today. Wasn’t that Coleman Valley climb fun after those Danishes?
Comment by davidh-marin,ca | 10.9.2010 | 10:49 pm
We pulled out all the stops to make sure the weather was proper for a star of your renown, none of that TOC rain you see on tv. Thank you for the picture, my wife loves it. I hope all your ‘Fatty” friends get to see you out here next year. Then again,it could rain.
Comment by Janet B | 10.9.2010 | 10:58 pm
I’m so glad you were able to be here and enjoy our beautiful weather.
Comment by Dan O | 10.9.2010 | 10:59 pm
Nice! I’ve read nothing but fantastic comments about that ride. Maybe someday I’ll get down there for it.
Comment by Lori Scheel | 10.9.2010 | 11:00 pm
Wasn’t it fantastic?? I never got a danish either…nor did I ever catch up with the likes of you “VIPs” The huddled masses had a slow first 10 miles. After that, it was an awesome ride!
Comment by Mvsc | 10.9.2010 | 11:51 pm
Happy to have Fatty & the Runner here in Western Sonoma.
Yes, we are spoiled. What a great day for a ride! Hope you got some paella….
Comment by Fatty | 10.10.2010 | 8:01 am
I should probably mention that the cheese Danish was our own. We had carried all this food for 75 miles but hadn’t touched any of it. We’d have felt bad if we didn’t eat SOMETHING we carried the whole trip.
Comment by Franco Pellizotti | 10.10.2010 | 8:07 am
FATTY PHOTOBOMB! http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101009/ARTICLES/101009418/1349?p=all&tc=pgall
Comment by MikeL | 10.10.2010 | 9:49 am
In checking out the web site did anyone else notice that Fatty was listed in the VIP and Luminaries list. Way to go.
Comment by Wadenick | 10.10.2010 | 10:20 am
I’ll confess that might have been my favourite rest stop of the day, although admittedly Tin Barn at the top of King’s Ridge was perfectly placed for a snack-snarfing session.
It was very nice to meet you at this rest stop mate (with my buddy Brentley, by the danishes). Glad you enjoyed the ride, as did I until the climb up out of this stop you picture. Boy that was something.
Comment by Allison (Wife #1) Houston | 10.10.2010 | 3:11 pm
Okay – threw together a short video with some photos and video clips from yesterday’s ride until Fatty can do something better for us. Guest shot of him with my taller half near the end!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Api0O5dvJNc
Better watch it before hubby realizes I did this and demands I take it down until he can photoshop his hair. LOL. He’s ready to start organzing for Team Fatty for next year’s GranFondo. His first words home last night were: Best Ride Ever!
Comment by Clydesteve | 10.10.2010 | 3:29 pm
Looks like an excellent adventure. I am waiting for global warming to push that weather up to Oregon in October.
Comment by Chilly | 10.10.2010 | 10:50 pm
Great day, great ride, great fun. Can’t wait to sign up for Fondo 2011. I’ll be looking for you Fatty!
Comment by Hooples3 | 10.11.2010 | 9:04 am
Awesome indeed!! Although singletrack would make it just a little better!! Great pic