THURSDAY - DAY 5 – Forest City to Lincolnton(49.8 Miles)
TIME ........... 03:37:53
DISTANCE ....... 52.52
ODOMETER ....... 2813
AVERAGE SPEED .. 14.4
MAX SPEED ...... 40.0
The oldest rider, LaVerna Soiset from Matthews NC ,an 86 old lady, was knocked down by dogs and suffered a broken collar bone and fractured hip. While they were examining her before putting her in the ambulance I talked to the folks who lived right there about the dogs. I told them that they should talk to the fellow who let his dogs run loose and tell him that he got a real black eye over this event. To tell him that his dogs knocked down and hurt the oldest person on the Cycle NC bike tour. Purchased a long sleeved tshirt with Cycle NC logo on it and a Cycle NC pin. Met a fellow who built his own recumbant bike. The Betty Ross park in Lincolnton where we camped was a nice park. I camped near the "Carolina Tarwheels" banner and had a nice visit with some of the folks from that club. This ride was a nice ride over rolling hills and not a long ride at all. In the evening we had a presentation from the Cycle America group. They are a commerical ride that covers the United States. I checked out their web site and I found another big ride web site called The Big Ride. This ride is for the American Lung Association and only cost $150.00 plus your airfare to the start and from the finish, plus supper money, plus a $7,000.00 pledge. Heck, if I can raise money for the MS150 I bet in a few years I can do the big ride. I think I'll wait till my youngest goes off to college.
QUEUE SHEET for this ride.
MAP 1 that goes with queue sheet.
MAP 2 that goes with queue sheet.
TOPO MAP 1 that goes with queue sheet (sort of flat).
TOPO MAP 2 that goes with queue sheet (sort of flat).
