If your ass doesn't hurt, you are
not biking right!!
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This is a fun bike race from
Rosarito to Ensenada Mexico, September 27, 2003.
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Twice a year, in April and
September, 10,000 maniacs converge on Baja California just south of the border
in order to drink, participate in a bicycle race, and drink some more. Actually,
some clarification is in order. There are 10,000 participants but another few
thousand who go to Mexico just to party. They leave their bicycles at home and
never venture farther down the road than Papas and Beers. It's the Rosarito to Ensenada
Bicycle Race. There are two ways to
approach the event. One is to load up a bicycle and actually participate.
The second is to load up the cooler and just party. Either way, it's a
rewarding weekend. The bike race is 50
miles in length, traveling from the beachside town of Rosarito, where the movie
"Titanic" was filmed, to the port city of Ensenada. It's not an easy
ride and will take between 3-4 hours to compete. It's both scenic and
challenging. There's a fiesta afterward but its mainly a subdued affair. The
party is mainly just scenic. The day begins shortly after the night before
at the same spot, Papas and Beers in Rosarito. From noon until sunset on
Saturday afternoon, this sand-filled oasis is host to about a hundred daytime
revelers whose only goal is to empty the bar's liquor supply. By late
afternoon, the scene turns slightly chaotic.
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