In the beginning, there was a dream!
Rockwell Relay race!
Moab to St. George. 515.5 miles, 4 riders.
Jamie, Kellie, Christie and John!
And 3 support people/drivers!
Me (Shauna), Gerald, and Jack (not pictured)!
The weather started out sunny with some wind, but Christie did an excellent job getting started!
We just have to spot her!
The exchanges went smoothly. Each rider rode between 30-50 something miles a leg, then the next rider would go. Each rider had 3 legs, totally about 150 miles each.
What a beautiful place to ride. Southern Utah is spectacular!
They rode in Sun, wind, rain, hail and snow! Riding in the dark was thrilling. It was so dark when I turned the lights off on my truck. I couldn't see 4 feet in front of me. The clouds blocked all light from the sky and the mountain roads were very quiet. Thank goodness for head lights and flashers!
They climbed and descended, over mountains, and over the top of Lake Powell
We cheered them on, took lots of pictures and enjoyed the scenery. Also lost a lot of sleep!
We had two flat tire incidents, but with the bad weather, that's ok. The support, me, was afraid of crashes on the wet roads! But the riders have great bike handling skills and they rocked.
They finished in 34 hours and 50ish minutes. You guys are awesome! Thank you for letting me be one of your support crews.
And Keep dreaming!
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