Coal Country Roubaix
Coal Country Roubiax is a small little race in south eastern Ohio, now in its 3rd year. The race promoter is this loud bearded, sometimes not bearded fella, who never stops shouting about how hard “his” race is. He claims there are no flat roads, all climbing, constant hills, harder than all the rest, by all the rest we’re talking; more elevation then Leadville, Crusher, and unbound. We’re talking 13,000-14,000 feet of elevation in 100 miles. That is rather intense, 130-140 feet a mile. Quite a bit. Secret time: I’m super scared of elevation and 100 miles. 100 miles is referred to as a century ride, and I’ve never achieved one. My attempt at a century ride during day 1 of the Huracan ( see previous blog posts 😉), ended at 92 miles in a bonk where I couldn’t talk and stumbled into someone else’s campsite, threw money at them, set up my tent, and laid there all night. So obviously this race would be out of the question, you can’t do your first century at the hardest rac...