Scenes from 1999 MS150 ride - Day 2

Lunch (breakfast?) at 8:30 in Florence for early birds Missy Petty (4th from left, holding map) and Russ Rew (3rd from right).
Rick Anthes and Stick Ware hooked up with Steve Kosten, a former racer at Penn State.
Cactus field on approach to Royal Gorge.
Riders stream across Royal Gorge Bridge, normally not open to bikes.
View upstream from Royal Gorge Bridge; the Arkansas River and newly-reopened train tracks lie far below.
Rick Anthes and Stick Ware attain the Royal Gorge Bridge...at 12:23.
Katy Ginger, Lizzy Ginger, and Becky Ruttenberg's bike at the finish line.
At Thunder Ridge High School, back in Highlands Ranch, awaiting the return of the bikes: Andy Heymsfield, Joe VanAndel, Russ Rew, Becky Ruttenberg, Katy Ginger.
Back at work, riders pause for one last memory, with medallions for finishing, "I survived the Gorge" pins and Century patches. Front row: Missy Petty, Lynne Davis, Becky Ruttenberg. Back row: Team Captain Jack Fellows, Andy Heymsfield, Russ Rew, Katy Ginger, Stick Ware, Joe VanAndel, and Rick Ahthes.

Below are the times and routes that the riders reported:

Day 1Day two
startendcentury?startend gorge?flatter?
Rick Anthes6:001:30no5:30 1:45yesno
Lynne Davis6:102:30no6:20 12:05nono
Katy Ginger6:453:25no6:45 12:05nono
Lizzy Ginger6:453:25no6:45 12:05nono
Andy Heymsfield6:153:00yes 5:3012:00yesno
Missy Petty6:402:30yes5:45 12:00yesno
Russ Rew6:0012:20no5:45 12:30yesno
Becky Ruttenberg6:453:45no5:55 12:05nono
Stick Ware7:293:45yes5:30 1:15yesno
Joe VanAndel5:4512:10no5:45 12:10yesno
Margaret VanAndel5:4512:10no 5:4511:15noyes


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