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A group of us met for a fun 200K permanent ride called the "Platteville Poke Along."
I personally struggle agreeing to ride a route with the name "poke-along" in it. Seems there are many other possibilities for a name - the Platteville Plenty-o-time or the Platteville Pleasure Party.
Ok, Ok, we'll stick with the current name and by the way, this ride never seems poky once you get going.
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A coldish start. Andrea and John to the Left and
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Do these people look poky to you? NOT!
Here are Brent and Beth.
After Platteville, which is the lowest point in the ride, things warmed up a bit. The layers went into the bags or back pockets.
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Several of us are working on our R-12s. The R-12 is where you ride one 200K, or longer, a month for 12 straight months. It has to be a brevet so the Permanents are a good way to get in that 200K during the winter months. Some of us are repeats and doing it again.
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A quick birthday picture taken at Masonville (yours truly). Plus, this photo proves we were there.
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Leslie is always smiling! She makes it look easy.
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Andrea cruises along, effortlessly.
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John, the ringleader, keeps us on task throughout the day.
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Catherine, Andrea and John at the finish. Andrea's first finish in the daylight.
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Cheers,
Catherine
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