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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, April 17, 2004. |
| 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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