Hi everyone! Welcome to Day 2 of the Illini 4000 ride summer 2022. I was on van driving duty today due to very untimely sickness, so unfortunately I do not have a ton to say about today’s route. The route was short at only 52 miles but quite exhausting nonetheless for our bikers unused to any kind of elevation change after training in the flat Illinois.
Even if I don’t have a lot to say, as we all know, pictures speak louder than words. Pretty sure that’s the phrase, right? ;)
“fast group” and Sam
Hitting our third state in just 2 days
Enjoying the Pennsylvania views
After the ride for the day was over, we were invited to the local Outdoor recreation center where the hosts were incredibly kind to us by giving the riders a much needed access to showers. We also got our first interviews by the local news stations! Somebody better keep us in check, otherwise these kids are going to think they are celebrities now.
Max getting interviewed
Our stayover - the Trinity Lutheran Church - together with the people from the Outdoor center kindly provided us with dinner again. After the dinner, half of the team decided to drive and the hike up to a scenic viewpoint on top of a big hill (mountain??). We enjoyed the beautiful views along with the rocky path to them.
Tomorrow our riders are going to have a tough day with more climbing up hills and a long 77 miles of riding. I will once again be in the van cheering my teammates on and demanding they take a million pictures which of course will appear here tomorrow.
-Valerie