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Coach Clayton, a six-foot-four scarecrow of a man, had laughed derisively. “Mac, don't be such a wimp. It's only a fourteen-mile ride. We're not talking about a leg of the Tour de stinkin' France. Not even a toe of the Tour de France. For cryin' out loud, I'm doin' the ride on my old mountain bike. You guys all have road bikes, so quit your whinin'.”
“Besides,” he added with a wink, “when we finish up in Woodland Park, I'm gonna buy you the best donuts anywhere. And then we get to ride
down
. I'm tellin' yaâyou'll feel like you're flyin'!”
Flyin
'? Cody thought.
A snail could crawl faster than this. I'm gonna topple over any second now, I just know it. It's just a matter of physics. It's not possible for a bike to go this slow.
Cody knew that if he crashed, he was going to leave significant portions of his hide on Ute Pass. His cycling shoes were locked firmly in the toe clips, and he wouldn't have the time or energy to release them, especially if he biffed when he was up off the saddle. He raised his head to study the terrain ahead. His heart deflated like a balloon. Just ahead was the meanest hill of the ride.
It has to be two hundred yards long
, Cody thought
. And it's straight up, no switchbacks!
He heard himself whimper. Bart had pulled ten yards ahead of him moments earlier, but now Cody saw him maneuver his bike off the shoulder and execute an ungainly dismount. As he stood on the roadside, his legs buckled, and he had to lean on his bike for support.
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