What was your most memorable ride?

Cycling Master

The arrival at the Mont Ventoux on TDF 2002 (or any arrival at the Mont Ventoux,really!)
And this year's wins of Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Lance Armstrong on the french high mountain stages.

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"It never gets easier, you just go faster."
Greg LeMond

trekrider

By far my most memorable ride was a personal solo fundraising ride around the perimeter of Oahu.
One day during my usual commute to and from work I started thinking about a famine in Haiti and wondering how I could help...
Then it hit me that one thing I was good at was riding a bicycle! So, I mailed out a huge stack of letters to everyone I knew asking them to donate either on a per mile basis or flat rate to a mission organization that could channel the money correctly.

My goal was to ride non-stop for the 135 mile trip at a pace that would challenge my ability. I enlisted the support of a good friend who was a bike mechanic and had driven support for races in the past so that I could ride unencumbered as well as have the ability to switch to my mountain bike for the 6 miles of "unimproved" terrain of off Kaena point. Long story short is that I had a wonderful day of riding... finished just shy of 10 hours and averaged about 17mph on the road portion. Not TDF material, but pretty good for an average guy!

The great part is that I raised $600 to help the needy in Haiti! It's a great feeling when you can help others doing something you love...