Today surprisingly turned out to be one of the toughest days of the Tour. The terrain was about as flat as you could ask for and the day was sunny and cool. All good except for a steady 15-20 mph head/cross wind for the entire ride. Even with pace lines we barely averaged more than 12 mph. I've learned to much better tolerate steep climbing then wind. With climbing you get a view, a sense of achievement, and in most cases a nice ride down. With wind you just get beaten down. Fair to say all riders felt really bushed at ride's end.
Along the ride we saw a number of large grain storage facilities/elevators. Each small town has one and they typically operate as co-ops. You can easily see them from 5 to 10 miles away. They are always adjacent to the railroad tracks and the main highways.
Great Bend, I learned, is named after a bend in the Arkansas River. Dinner was at an Applebees.
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| Grain tower in Dundee, KS |
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| Along the way we saw a half way sign between San Francisco and New York. We still have a couple of riding days to go to reach our "official" halfway point between LA and Boston. |
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| Right to left: Steve, Mike, Matt, Liam |
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