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Cycle NC 2011 day 5 – Rocky Mount to Plymouth – 370 miles down 155 to go

Monday, October 10th, 2011

We rolled out of Rocky Mount around 7:20am headed to Historic Plymouth, NC. I hooked up with fellow rider Howard from Summerfield, and we began peddling the first of 77.5 miles for the day. The first rest stop of the day near Tarboro was a busy one. The locals welcomed the Cycle NC cyclists with [...]

Cycle NC 2011 Day 4 – Henderson to Rocky Mount – 290 miles down 210 to go.

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

We left the friendly town of Henderson this morning at 7:30 and headed east towards Rocky Mount. The first 10 -15 mies consisted of navigating thru morning traffic while peddling thru the historic parts of Henderson. We continued a slow pace until we hit the first rest stop about 20 miles out. We stopped there [...]

Cycle NC 2011 Mebane to Henderson – 210 miles down 290 to go.

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

The week of Cycle NC just keeps getting better and better. The day started out a bit chilly once again, but quickly warmed up. Riding into the morning sun certainly helped. Riders started breaking camp and hitting the road around 7:15 a.m. heading to Henderson, NC. I stayed in Graham last night, a short 7 [...]

Cycle NC 2011 Day 2 Mayodan to Mebane – 130 miles down 370 to go

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Another chilly morning welcomed us to our day 2 of riding across the state of North Carolina today. Riders packed up their tents, and luggage and gathered their bikes for the 65 mile ride from Autumn Creek Vinyards in Mayodan to Mebane, NC. The route today featured some smooth and fast back roads farmland thru [...]

Cycle NC – 2011 Day 1 – 65 miles down – 435 to go.

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Today was a great day to be riding he the foothills of North Carolina. We left out of Elkin this morning at 7:30 am in low 40 degree weather. The campers were still breaking down their tents but riders were trickling out. I was layered u like never before and thankfully so. The route traveled [...]

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