Dairyland Dare - when the going gets tough
Ahhhh Wisconsin Riding - Endless Cornfields, hills and green all around I love riding in Wisconsin and Dairyland Dare is one of my favorite organized rides. Dairyland Dare is a ride that can best be described as "lets climb every possible hill there is in Southwest Wisconsin" It starts and ends in Dodgeville, WI and offers riding distances from 50K to 300K, with great support and the typical Wisconsin views and hospitality. In the past the ride was timed in a grand fondo style, but this year for some reason it was "just" a ride (meaning no timing). This year the plan was to ride the 200K route on my tri bike as a long ride training for Ironman Chattanooga. Simple plan, or not really that simple. I got my tri bike all ready, with new aero wheels (Reynolds 58/72 mixed wheelset), had the bike all tuned up at a bike shop. I knew I could handle the hills on my standard crank, realizing it would be hard and slow on some hills; but manageable, as I did this rid...