A great day for the “final” Stonewall Century!! But it won’t be the final, a new event director will take over in 2010. This is a beautiful ride and still small, friendly event. I heard there were about 550 riders this year, though I don’t know the official total. I was wrenching, not riding, but I commented to the race director about the high fitness level of the riders compared to some centuries I’ve ridden; Elephant Rock and Tour de Tucson. She said the first year some people complained about how hard the ride was. Those people didn’t come back. And I guess the word got around about the challenge of this ride.
