Hey all,
I must first give you the stats from Wednesday's ride from Wisconsin's capital to Soldiers Grove, mainly because since the east B&B Northern has lost a little bit of its killer street credit, but this ride definitely put us back on the map.
We rode;
103 miles
in 105 degree heat
through a 15 mph headwind
over major hills
...and I got 4 flat tires.

Ha actually I unfortunately didn't get to finish my first century ride because after 98 miles my tire had blown for the 4th time and I couldn't find what was causing it. Turns out there was a hole in my tire siding that required me to replace the entire tire yesterday. But even though the ride was brutally long and hot, it was awesome to see our team push through such a challenge. Haha at one point around mile 65 Emily and I saw a sign for a McDonalds 5 miles down the road, and after we decided that's where we'll stop, I've never searched for the golden arch harder in my life. We passed many places with AC and water but we HAD to get to our goal before we gave into the heat for the time being. I will never look forward to a McDonalds like that again.

I am writing you from a cute Italian style coffee shop 15 miles from our destination for the night. Its been a fun, easy ride today as our last day in WI. Happy Friday all!
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