FROM: Sherry Lange-Mattingly, Utah Group 2
PST
GGroup 2 left Murray, Utah with little incident about 1 hour ahead of schedule and ran extremely well. It was tough to get ahead as I was slotted to be the unofficial photographer for this trip and with traffic, it seemed they were ahead of me a good part of the time. Since Murray to the Wyoming border is the toughest part for Utah as its 90% pavement and mostly uphill, it was surprising how well and quickly it seemed to go. There were a few missteps, but they had alternates ready to fill in when needed, so there was little hold up when someone wasn’t where they needed to be.
I’m going to apologize ahead of time as regretfully I was unable to get photos of everyone from Group 2; it was really difficult to get around the stream of trailers and whatnot to get into position. I’m determined to do a better job next year. I left the group about 22 miles from the border and they were well ahead of schedule, so I’m hoping all went well from there. It’s been a few years since I rode, but I still love being part of the process and enjoy cheering on the riders. As a former rider of Group 2, I’m proud that they did such an awesome job.