Getting Ready

Arrived in Ecuador 36 hours ago and the whirlwind has begun. Droughts have hit the hydroelectric plants hard and we are subject to rolling blackouts. I doubt that we will follow California´s lead and elect Arnold during a recount election. And to my disappointment, I won´t say surprise, I opened my bike box to see that I had left my fork, headset and spare parts in the backrooms of Conte´s bike shop. Big shout out to Walt for helping me get ready for la Vuelta. Although if Walt knew what was best for me, he would have inspected my packing to help save me from me.

Good news is that a local bike shop hooked me up with an aluminum fork and a headset at a bargain price. And given that I have a few extra pounds around the waste, I think the fork is in line with my current form.

Recorrido de la XXX Vuelta al Ecuador.
Stage 1 is a 60 km crit in Tulcan. I´ve never been there before so it will be nice to see from the inside of a bike race. Stage 2 is Sunday from Tulcan to Ibarra (130 km and finishes in city of my team) and Stage 3 Ibarra to Quito (140 km, solid climing and finishes in my home town).

Gonna hop on the mountain bike to avoid a thunderstorm that is brewing.