We got our usual start this morning at 7:30 AM. I arrived at our hotel in Montrose by 1:00 or 1:30 pm. For most of the day, we rode on Highway 50. I rode by myself all day. This morning I started a few minutes later than the group that I sometimes ride with. There was a pretty strong headwind this morning as we rode out of Fruita. We had one SAG stop at about 40 miles. I kept it short and sweet, ate some cookies and a granola bar, refilled my water bottles, and was on my way.
Most of the riders stopped for lunch in the town of Delta, CO, about 10 miles down the road from where the SAG stop was located. I chose not to stop for lunch and continued on to do the final 25 miles to Montrose. I have a sensitive stomach at times, and if I can, I always wait to eat anything substantial until after the ride is completed. I do get sick of the Gatoraid, Cytomax, granola bars, cliff bars, and shot blocks that fuel me throughout the day, but that is what works for me.
I had a roast beef sandwich at Arby's upon my arrival in Montrose.
According to Wikipedia, Montrose is built on the Uncompahgre River. The town sits on high grasslands in the Uncompahgre Valley of Western Colorado. And that is what we saw today, high grasslands. Gone were the dramatic rock formations we saw in southern Utah.
Montrose has a reasonably big downtown area with many businesses. It has a population of about 20,000 and is known as a manufacturing hub for outdoor products such as fly-fishing and hunting gear.
Yesterday upon our arrival in Fruita, I picked up the package containing my replacement saddle, (the one Chris took off my mountain bike and Fed Exed to me last Friday). We put it on my bike, and it worked wonderfully on today's ride.
Tomorrow we ride on to Gunnison, CO.
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