STAGE 17

THIS IS ADAM. HE AND I SHARED A ROOM DURING THE RIDE. SOMETIMES HE A LITTLE CRAZY. THAT IS WHAT SLEEP DEPRIVATION WILL DO.









OUR TRANSITION AREAS SOMETIMES ARE MARKED ONLY BY A SIGN AND AN CLEAR ARREA ALONG THE ROAD.












OUR STAGING AREA AWAITING THE TRANSITION. LAST MINUTES DETAILS FROM OUR TEAM LEADER TONY.











TEAM READY TO START THE RIDE.













THIS IS OUR BUS THAT HAULS US EACH HOTEL. 12 PEOPLE CAN SLEEP IN IT AND THAT MAKES FOR A LITTLE MORE REST TIME. RIDERS AND BUS DRIVERS GET PRIORITY. BARRI IN BLUE IS GUARDING THE BUS.

86.4 MILES OF ROLLING WEST TEXAS. WE STARTED IN MENARD AND ENDED IN LLANO. JUST TWO DIFFERENT ROADS. START TIME WAS 7:00 PM AND WE FINISHED THE STAGE AT 11:30 PM. THEN TO A HOTEL IN HOUSTON. 4 HOUR OF SLEEP AND NOW TO A NEW STAGE.