Savage Course Profile in WV and MD

To say the course along the scenic highway in West Virginia and Maryland was hilly would be to sell it well short.  To say the course profile looked like a saw blade would be a further injustice, to describe the course as a two-person bucksaw or a Wildcat the Swamp Loggers might use is probably appropriate.

The thick part of the RAAM field encountered some of the most savage roads we've seen so far this year.  The course never relented on heavy asphalt, broken pavement and drop-off shoulders.  When there was a bike lane, it was usually covered in cinder the highway department throws down in the winter months.  This makes for treacherous riding because one venture into the bike lane often results in a crash, or at the very least a cut tire.

Team JDRF rolled through the hills of West Virginia and Maryland today in terrain that doesn't favor the heavier two-man rig.  Nevertheless, the duos extended their lead in their division over Team 4 Austrian Musketeers.