80.35km. 312m ascent. 3h42 ride time Super easy ride today bringing us so close to the end of our trip across the USA. (We still have 310km to ride up to Washington DC, but that is an extra) Most of the ride was on the dedicated cycle path and we have not met as many…
112.38 km. 625m ascent. 5h14 ride time We left our Warmshowers host after a leisurely coffee with Fred on the deck as the sun rose. It was an easy ride today as we approach the end of our trip. We now have less than 100km left to ride š¤©. We will take 2 days to…
95.87km. 929m. 4h51 ride time Great name for a place Bumpass š¤£. We left the route for the last 25km to come to our Warmshowers host here at Bumpass, which is an old farm. The Virginia countryside was a little less inspiring today compared to the last days but a relatively flat, hot and humid…
60.20km. 714m ascent. 3h23 ride time A relatively short day today to bring us to our Warmshowers host and time to visit Thomas Jeffersonās house. Weāll worth the visit. Stopped for coffee at Wyants Store, which has been there since the dawn of time and had a great conversation with the Liars Club. At first…
86.47km. 1,435m. 5h04 ride time We left the beautiful town of Lexington to ride 30km gently uphill to the big climb Vesuvius was the big climb today. Itās the toughest on the TransAmerica Trail, it starts with 3km at 11-18% then goes 3km more at 8-12%. Really enjoyed it though š¤© At the top we…
78.92 km. 504m ascent. 4h01 ride time An easy day today to bring us to Lexington as we have the hardest climb ahead of us tomorrow: Vesuvius up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We set off in pouring rain š¦š but it wasnāt cold and by lunchtime the rain stopped. We also bumped into Matt…
90.13km. 1,044m ascent. 4h16 ride time (I’ve been miscounting so no day 69!) What a beautiful ride today! It was supposed to be downhill, but we still had over 1,000m ascent with all the little ramps we climbed. The Roanoke Valley is really beautiful. Apart from that the day was uneventful and we are now…
127.57 km. 1,411m ascent. 6h02 ride time Despite a good night’s sleep in the bunkhouse, I wasn’t in good form today. I don’t know why, but I had no power in my legs. Anyway the ride was generally downhill even though we actually climbed over 1,400m The first part of the day was beautiful, the…
90.03km. 1,424m ascent. 5h23 ride time Probably the most beautiful days regarding scenery. Really a great ride through the lush, green, Virginia forests. Not too hot and we had plenty of shade. Always very humid though. Only one long climb which wasn’t steep at all, just a pleasure to ride. Our overnight was a church…
72.16km. 1,316m ascent. 4h20 ride time. Another day of climbing today. Straight out of our motel and into 320m ascent š„µ. With 92% humidity we were glad to have a cool start. After the big climb, where my sweat ran down my arms, through my brake levers and off the end of my handlebars, we…