After watching the racer go by in a cloud of dust we put our heads down and went to work. We had ridden 70 miles and had 40 miles to go. It seems once we rode 80 miles for the day the last 35 miles were very difficult. Riding through the towns of Marthasville, Dutzow, and Augusta we were seeing wineries that had welcome signs, but we just kept riding and as always looking for a place to fill water bottles. When we got to Matson we had ridden 93 miles on the day. It was hot and our water bottles were getting low. We found a house with a "Cold Drinks" sign out front, but all they had were vending machines in the back yard. Fortunately we had the right change and bought water and Gatorade. We found ourselves stopping more and more to rest and to reapply chamois lube.
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