Qualifying Ride for RTL

Last weekend I completed my qualifying ride for Ride the Lobster.
For those of you unfamiliar, RTL is like the Toure de France for unicyclists. I am a part of Team Venus, possibly the only female team for the 5 day, 200km per day race through Nova Scotia, Canada.

http://www.ridethelobster.com/

Here are some pictures and info about my qualifying ride.


Day 1, 4 1/2 hours of riding.
8:15am - 12:45pm

The route:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Corbin-s-House-Reservoir

Distance: 40.4 km
Ascend: 1323 m
Descend: 1751 m
Soft Gravel: 2 km
RTL Rating: 206

Day 2: about 6 hours, 8:45am-2:45pm

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/shel-to-rob-s-route

Distance: 66.7km
Ascend: 771
Descend: 764
Prev rating: 206
Soft Gravel: 15km
Total rating: 190