Pactour Elite Southern Transcontinental: Day 16

Day 16:	Eufaula AL to Dublin GA
Mileage/Ride Time:	160 miles 9:07	Time Lv/Arr:	6:30am/5:21pm (+1 Eastern Time)
Climbing:	4500ft	Avg Speed/Work:	17.4mph/4203 kJ

Today we crossed over into Georgia.

160 miles. 99F and 89% humidity.

If that wasn't enough to keep you from stopping just long enough to fill your bottles with ice at the water stops, there was also the incessant buzzing of flies.

Big rollers in the (comparatively cool) morning, relatively flat in the sweltering afternoon. Profile:

My legs are always heavy in the first two hours of riding. I tend to do better later on as the day progresses.

Course (MapSource and Google Earth):

Notes:

• On this penultimate day of riding, I was praying for no more mechanicals (busted cables or tires).
  But you can never be absolutely sure. Take nothing for granted.
  For example, this morning I saw Eric Hallam run (on foot) into a water stop. His FSA left crank had cracked all the way through on his Cervelo.
  One of the crew lent him his bike.
• We're finally crossed over into Eastern time. This means we lose another hour's worth of sleep tonight.
  However, tomorrow is the last day of the Elite Southern Transcontinental. One more day of getting up at 5:40am.