9 starters and 7 finishers rode the Lefthand Canyon 400k and 600k brevets. This year, instead of descending St. Vrain Canyon, we turned around at MP 15 of Lefthand Canyon, this because a section of post-flood roadwork in St. Vrain Canyon is closed to cyclists until November.

Paul Foley reports: "We had four starters for each ride and three finishers for each ride (not including JLE on the pre-ride).

"The day started mildly chilly, but warmed up quickly after our first visit to Platteville, as the sun rose and we headed west for the climb up Lefthand Canyon. A glorious Colorado summer day, with a chilly morning, warm sunny afternoon, isolated rain, moderate swirling winds, and a crescent moon gave us the full gamut of a long brevet. Working together, especially after the climb, a group of five supported each other thru the ever changing day. After enduring a northerly wind out of Fort Collins, we rolled thru Wellington enjoying the tailwind that took us to Windsor. We could track the moving afternoon weather fronts with their dark clouds, that brought joy from tailwinds and curses for head winds, as we made our way to the vortex of Platteville for our second visit and finally back to Louisville.

"Reports from the 600k riders indicated 'Mostly favorable with light wind and clouds til Kersey, then headwinds most the way home' on their second leg."

Thanks to Paul Foley for leading!

-jle

Photos courtesy of Paul Foley
Rashid and Jenn	Nyssa, Rasheed, Jenn, Vernon, John, Jason

Photos courtesy of Nyssa Hartokolis