Day 179 - Sullivan City

Rode Sullivan City yesterday morning with Nico, Grape, and Tweezer. That's Nico in the pic. I was a little hestitant to go since Sullivan is an advanced-level trail. Lots of hard climbing and decents on loose, gravely rocks. The rocks make everything sketchy. We got there about 7 a.m. and started riding. We rode around for an hour trying to figure out where the lap was. The trail is not marked well and has lots of intersecting roads which makes it easy to get lost. Finally we came across several Team McAllen Racing riders - Dirk, Sean, Santiago, and Worm - and caught in with them to ride the lap. I slotted in mid-pack in the group and tried to keep up with them; they are strong riders. It was a tough lap, especially the lungbusting, granny-gear climbs. At the end of the lap we (Grape, Nico, Tweezer, and I) were spent. We thanked them and said our goodbyes and were happy to survive Sullivan for another day of riding.