Today started rather briskly after a cold night sleeping in the trailer. Nicole Currie from Sears opened her home again to feed us and a dedication by Nicole's niece MacKenize for her best friend Seanna. She had a brain tumour and earned her wings at the age 7 in 2015. Today we ride for Seanna!
Today I had a rough ride. 25 km into the ride I almost got off the bike because my knee was hurting from riding in the cold that morning.
We rode into Redvers, one of my favourite stops on the ride! A few kms from Redvers there was a fire truck on the side of the road. It pulled out in front of us and created a perfect draft for us to roll easily into town. Lights flashing and sirens blaring we rolled into town. We had lunch at the local Sears store and as in other years the whole school lined up along the street waiting for us with outstretched hands reaching for high fives as we rode by them!
I got our RMT Alexandra to work on me after visiting with the school. I sat in the RV for 20 km and was not happy about it, but she got my knee feeling good enough to jump back on the bike before the next school stop in Fillmore. That stop was just as good as Redvers, but no fire truck to follow at 33 km without having to pedal. We had to shuttle 30 or so km today to make one of stops. After that we stayed on track and got the day done in good time. The last 30 km we wanted to get it done so we ramped it up to 35 to 45 km. It is always fun to go fast.
We ended in Glenboro where we ate and showered at a camp site. First 2 guys had hot showers, mine was cold. Fastest shower ever! Felt good on the knee though.
2 hour shuttle to Winnipeg where we sleep at Sears Canada Inc. With team 1.
