First and foremost, Grunter blessed greetings fellow Sufferlandrians, have you suffered today?
While I immigrated to our fair nation on the lactic acid oceans a few years ago, I have not yet introduced myself in this place, while we might have suffered together on a Knight Ride.
As no one else has followed the call to tell you from our adventures on the last Knight Ride, I shall fulfill this duty (not Chore mind it!) for this time.
We started out quite early for some of us. So while I was finishing my lunch others were still hugging the morning coffee. Time in our nation is truly a strange thing. The valiant Sir @CPT_A had provided us with a yet new place to follow the call of the (virtual) road. While it had only one sprint and a short climb in the end to offer (some 3,8k, so about a “longish sprint”) we had quite some distance to cover. We did so the best way in the great company of about 9.
The start was a bit sleepy, but it didn’t take long to get in the rhythm of pedaling and chatting along the strange zwiftlandrian countryside. For once the Immortal Engine Sir @Medina81 was not pulling us at close to light speed but presented us the honor of returning a fragment of the favour he bestowed upon us on so many rides.
The highlight of the first part of the ride was certainly the unexpected inquisition (No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!) of Sir Ruben quizzing the rest of us in all things musical (coconuts i.e.).
This one had not been properly announced beforehand by the sufferlandrian ministry of tourism. We passed this test, like usual, with cheating and coffee breaks.
The miles flew by like they always do on these rides. As Sir Ian (please don’t confuse with Sir Ian2, who was very well present!) could not be present at the ride we were loudly cheering these rides in his absence. The Knight Rides have been a real enrichment this season again and have been lots of joy (spell: suffering, gruelling climbs, fierce sprints,…) and always in great company.
But then the focus shifted. It was the one and only sprint on the menu. Just one chance to give the best and make our nation proud. I can wholeheartedly announce we did. It was a tough fought all out sprint, contested down to the stem. In such a sprint, there can be only winners.
After catching our breaths we were rolling up to the fiery slopes of the Mount Sufferlandria replica (Wahoo-sized zwiftlandrian issue). It was time to celebrate the day and the end of the ride with a harshly paced attack of the climb upwards the slopes. The feeling in my legs was “glorious” especially after the sprint not that long ago. We finished in splendor, at least me gasping for air, but like with every Knight Ride with a big smile.
I personally will miss the Knight Rides and all your company during summer and I am looking forward to the ride next weekend. Let’s have a great last ride. For all those not in the mood of paying Z for just one more ride, you can always grab the monthly free 20k to join us. Enjoy the ride with us and let us know. While you can finish the ride, you will become invisible to the rest of us after 20k of distance. You can still ride with us though and enjoy this last ride for now.
Whatever grouperide Sir Ian will pick for us this saturday, be sure not to miss this one. I’m looking forward to see you there!
Thanks again Sir Ian for organizing this, Sir Ruben for pulling us up the climbs, sweeping and standing in for Sir Ian and of course to all of you fellow Sufferlandrians that joined up this season to celebrate our heritage and nation!
Citizen Blackwater
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) but it still has plenty of local options. They also have their event weekends including the Bisbee 1000 stairs 
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) through the laser goats. We’ll then storm the castle with a cracking descent of the KOM down to the islands, to finish back in Muir on the Titans Grove KOM.
right now. 
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