6 hours of Mt. Hood = FUN!!!

Although we didn't venture to the cabin this past weekend, we did venture to the dirt. Our weekend was busy, with Tim throwing a team BBQ on Friday evening for his new team, River City/Specialized. I say he threw the party, but you know who did all the work, right? There was quite a crowd here. Nice folks. Tim is happy with his move to that team, so I'll be the supportive wife. Saturday Tim needed to sleep in, so after we finally got moving, we did a road ride, then went to join in the fun at Cirque du Cycling as spectators. This was one thing I didn't need to see:

Since we couldn't just watch bike racing all weekend, we headed up to Ski Bowl for the 6 hours of Mt. Hood race. Tim and I paired up to ride as a team. The course was great, we had sunny skies for most of the day and although a bit windy and chilly when wet and sweaty, it was a perfect day. What day isn't perfect when mountain biking with friends? Even a mechanical on my 3rd lap that rendered my bike unrideable could not wipe the smile off my face. Despite the mechanical issue, Tim and I finished 2nd to Alice and her partner. They were ahead when my bike broke, so it probably didn't make a difference. It is one of those races... anything can happen. Fun was had by all and it was great to see some people racing that I had not seen for a long while.

Tim finishing the final lap. His 6th. We did 11.

Team Butler

Hanging with the ladies.