For the second year in a row, Jake earned the white jersey as the best youngest rider. This year we had brilliant sun and brutal headwinds, which turned Chuckanut Drive into a welcome respite. We snapped a shift cable Saturday morning, and did a roadside MacGiver fix which got us up and down the hills stuck in middle gear until we found the mechanic to give us a new cable just before reaching Vancouver. We celebrated with the traditional bottomless root beer float, Jake’s post-ride favorite.  Perhaps this regimen will carry him to Le Tour in 2025… who knows?  We had the pleasure of teaming up with great traveling companions, Ron & Jan for this ride, which added to the fun.