2011 Chatham 3 Ring Cycle

*The 2011 "Chatham 3 Ring Cycle" bicycle ride is brought to us by the Chatham Habitat For Humanity!* *The video above contains all the pictures below - with music.* *Many people consider Pittsboro, NC to be the center of the universe.* *Historical Pittsboro and Chatham County* *Let's extend some hands and some legs and build a home.* *Bill or some of the ladies will sign you up.* *Bett might take your picture.* *Refreshments and help are plentiful.* *The volunteers are great!* *Drink up. It's a warm one today.* *This young whipper-snapper has a picture of my girl-friend on his arm.* *Chicago skyline!* *TJ and Patrick are revving their engines.* *The Chatham 3 Ring is becoming a fast favorite for many.* *Familiar faces abound.* *My brother Ken! We're twins!* *The "man in red" rode hard all day.* *The ride starts pretty fast.* *We just manage to get on!* *We had to work hard - fast!* *Tough crowd today!* *We fly by the first SAG support.* *And in 12 miles I'm cut from the herd.* *The terrain is easy now though.* *I'm holding a 19 mph average -about.* *That's fast enough for being alone.* *I'm glad I got dropped.* *We were working so hard I couldn't take a picture.* *This is more like it.* *These were the only fans we saw- besides the volunteers.* *So, what's moo with you?* *We had lots of scenery and horizons.* *TJ, Pat, and some others rescue me from a solo ride.* *I recognize some of these seasoned vets.* *I wish I could ride hard and smile like that!* *There's a lot of difference between riding behind a stream of cyclists and riding solo.* *Friends are up ahead. They stopped at the rest stop.* *I'll drop off this pack to be part of a beautiful trio.* *It's a beautiful day!* *Nobody can hide pain like some women! She's having fun!* *I failed to capture this beautiful view.* *I should have shot more to the left. You just can't depend on "20 MPH photography".* *The "metric" route splits off to the right. Our "century" goes straight.* *I miss a picture of a restaurant and row of buildings. But- the shadows look nice.* *That's some good-looking corn!* *We'll stop for a refill.* *We replenish and pick up a couple of riders to help with the pulls.* *Five is better than three!* *Looks like everyone has the same cadence.* *Another stop won't hurt. Ken thinks 20 minutes or so were spent off the bike.* *TJ and Patrick wave as TJ promised. They would finish just ahead of us. Over-all time 5:40.* *Everyone has a turn at the front.* *We're a well oiled machine.* *Another stop for refreshments. The "stops" really work for me. My pains subside a bit.* *"Prepare" - "get ready".* *The road is a ribbon through beautiful landscape.* *Rusty tin roofs add architecture to the flora.* *God bless that smile son! I wish I could smile!* *AaaaaaaaH!* *The beat goes on.* *The ribbon is endless.* *We're in "good company"!* *Some bream for dinner would be nice.* *The "man in red" rode hard all day!* *I try to remember the town of "Silk Hope" with this picture.* *If feels so good when we quit!* *100 miles - real time finish was after 5:40* *My GARMEN GPS says our time spent on the bike was 5 hours and 12 minutes.* *We had 4200 accumulative feet of elevation gain.* *A cool drink can be had.* *Habitat for Humanity and the 3 Ring Cycle rock!* *I bet that's a "mango icy".* *A great time was had by all!*
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