BLOGS BY MIKE AND BEN

This morning, Mike Rogers and I, the Director of Photography/support guy and the support guy/support guy – woke up early, and worked out in the gym. This, we believe evens out, temporarily, the moral high-ground that all-day excercise usually affords by Meghan, Gillian, and the other riders.

We pulled out of the luscious Marriott Spa and began what would be a fairly long hot ride from Mystic CT. For the riders. I went through the entire Clash album London Calling in air-conditioning. Mike went with the radio, and working on his laptop in between stops.

A support guy has several important responsibilities. First, keeping ice in the cooler, keeping drinks cool, and luna-bars handy. Second we have to generally be near the riders; should something happen, we can be heroes.

But Mike and I have a second set of secret personalities where I am Robin and Mike is Batman, and it is my favorite. I play the driver and Mike is the maverick camera man, shooting out the back of the van on his custom-built, self-designed camera mount; out of the side of the van; standing through the sunroof; hiding in the bushes; lying belly-down on bridges catching the biking team coming over the crest in the morning sun; We have a joke – instead of “Where’s Waldo?”, the riders play “Where’s Mike (and Robin)?” as we may be hiding in any bush, tree or creek around the next bend. The only thing that creeps me out in our maverick/xtreme-camera-and-driver real-life fantasy game is that the driver is always the one that seems to get killed in some far-away place in the world. (Blog by Ben)

Good day sir. I have always said that Robin was funny, it was just that Batman was always so selfish he never got his chance in the limelight. However, on this trip both Batman and Robin understand the importance of teamwork. Afterall, there’s no “I” in team!

So on the fifth day, here’s some highlights in the form of bullets.

1. Mike and Ben and Peter save the day by changing Gillians’ tire.

2. Mike and Ben save the day by providing ice cold beverages at the riders beck and call.

3. Mike and Ben (Batman and Robin) arrived safely to their destination barely escaping the army of sasquaches of Madison. Yes, support guys rule once again!!! (blog portion by Mike Rogers)

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