Vicki Smith's Birthday Ride
Lots of partygoers but no cake (thanks Bill) for Vicki's birthday ride from Taneytown Memorial Park to New Oxford, PA.
Tandems on parade as we head out from the start
A casual paceline as we leave the bustling metropolis of Taneytown
Today's (15 minute!) flat clinic courtesy of Jeff 'Bike Lust' Johnson
Back on the road again
Terry Eskuchen, George Ruszat and Mike Procario
Tom and Sharon Blair on tandem and Betsy Brown
Keeping an eye on Jeff's tire to avoid a repeat of the Spring Century incident . . .
Terry can bearly believe what she's seeing . . .
Bill Smith and today's birthday girl Vicki
Stopping for fuel at the Getty near New Oxford
Bill demonstrates his finger technique for a 7-10 split
We arrive in New Oxford for lunch at Rosie's cafe
Whoops - somehow we're now back on the road outside of Taneytown . . .
That's better - back on the road after a good Rosie-cooked meal
Made in the shade - Catherine Badger, Chuck Wilson and Bike Lust incarnate
Chuck is always on the lookout for a good deal
Everyone is still standing at the top of Mt. Misery Road
Betsy and Catherine are all smiles in fact
They agree that hill wasn't really as steeple as they thought
Stopping for a break near Littlestown while Bill chats by cell with Terry and Harry
Tandem drafting is all that and a bag of muffins
Bill and Vicki chill as the peleton rolls in after a jaunty sprint down Route 194
In the home stretch outside Taneytown
A rendition of Happy Birthday sweetly serenades Vicki at ride's end