Neversink Road Race Epic

Epilog -- cleaning the Storck after the little messy ToC. Finding some issue with the BB and finaly after a check at CH -- that bike went out of service. Not simply fixable issue with a worn BB shell plus a crack in the frame. 
Plan B -- reactivating the good old Prince. Not ideally suitable with 23mm tubulars and little less gearing, but will do.
1st time getting into this one. Non official, just for fun race with some of the faster sort of racers. Starting in a nearly lost dead town.

The late start made a day of race drive up possible, picking up a racer from Kissena in the morning. Pouring rain here and there. A stop for coffee. Arriving with plenty of time at that near ghost town pub location in Neversink, NY. The organizer just about there... wet wet wet.

Hanging out there, slowly getting ready while more and more riders are arriving.

Then staging, if you'd call it like that, on the road in front of the pub in pretty much pouring rain. Rolling out at moderate pace, then moving at a good clip just sitting in. Little work to get over the few rollers and the fist little longer climb, catching back on with few others.
Approaching the one pretty cool major climb what obviously split up thing completely and smaller groups formed.

Here the story in photos:

Tour of the Catskills Fondo Style

ToC one day ride race or what so ever. Still not dead and it seams it will live up again next year -- the 3rd after the last stage race in 2015.

Elizaville 2nd day Loop

Nice loop for day two from Elizaville:

Elizaville via DK to Tannersville

Weekend trip to Elizaville and a very nice ride on those nice and quiet roads up the "kitchen" on Platte Clove Road, a good Cappuccino in Tannerville...

Catskills Park Day Two

Day 2, Hunter.

another quiet night at the Fairlawn Inn in a while. Looking forward to a good breakfast and omelette... however a unfortunate misshapen of the Innkeeper cut that breakfast a bit short as he could not walk and had to visit the ER. Feel better Chuck.

However, enough supplies on board filling up water and roll'n out of town. Another perfect day for a ride.

After crossing the Schohori Creek the first climb over Halcott Mtn.

and back down to the entrance for the Big Indian Oliveri Valley, a very gentle starting long climb at first in some quite desperate and near or abandoned homes area in a very nice nature setting. But soon improving with some much nicer ranches and homes.   

Steepening up here and there and eventually hitting the highest point of the whole two days ride with near 800m. Then a always very rewarding fast and nice decent in Frost Valley. While climbing and descending several times within a bigger motorcycle clan who stopped several times me passing and again...

At the end turning left on Round Pond Road heading towards Claryville. Looking for water refills and a good sandwich to refuel and make up for the missed breakfast.  That turned into a little longer stay as the moto guys also opted for that stop and kind of invaded the small place "Blue Lodge" in Claryville. However the lunch hit the spot :)

Then continuing more rural roads in Neversink up Red Hill, a little dirt road and a fast fun descent on Sugarloaf Road -- some day I have to climb that one again! Just never fit into the route that direction past times.

Safely down, continuing towards the beginning of Peakamoose Rd and this time climbing Yeagerville from the other side.

a notch more humid and a little haze in the air...

Descending Yaegervile... and heading towards Mohonk eventually.

on a set of nice and shaded back roads...

Almost completed the mission, stop for a good Cappuccino in New Paltz at the Mud Puddle.

Before returning to Dave's place. Then dinner at the Otter :)

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