Last Chance 1200k, day 1

280mi, 16:05hrs - longest I've ever ridden in a single day, and FAAAAST. Hopefully didn't cash all my chips in today. Strong group to lead it out, avg nearly 22mph to Byers (71mi). Then 4 of us (me, Andrea Koenig, Tim Feldman & Colin ?) basically did a team time trial for 75mi to Cope. Super fun, hope I won't pay for it later. Every leg I completed faster than plan, the last two much closer to plan than the first 3, thanks to strong riders and tail or cross-tail winds. Likely to be head winds coming home, tho. arrived in Oberlin about 2 hrs ahead of plan, but too much to organize here, will likely leave @ midnight, nearly 1 hr ahead of plan. Icing knees & achilles as precaution, time for 3 hrs of sleep! About 240 miles tomorrow. Stay tuned...