Lancaster Country Ride

Mike, Jason, and Rick at about 40 miles (photo courtesy of Paul Brown)

As the date of the MS 150 approaches, all us Wheeler Dealers are looking for opportunities to get in some longer rides and more (ugh!) hills. For Cliff, Jason, Rick, and me that meant a trip down to Lancaster, TX, where the Greater Dallas Bicyclists club puts on their Lancaster Country Ride, one of the earlier pay rides of the season.

We all elected to do the longest route offered: 60 miles (which actually turned out to be nearly 64 miles) of rolling hills, beautiful wildflowers, exotic animals, and the ever-present Texas headwinds. For our efforts, the GDB gave us each a pair of socks and we treated ourselves to some delicious barbeque sandwiches at Big Bruce's.