Thanks to Greg Hemmerlin for the following report:
Michael and Greg rode in the 40 mile event and Michele entered the 109.  This was both Michele and Michael’s 4th consecutive year participating in this event.  We also saw a couple other team Strada guys at the finish.  Michele completed a very tough day and finished mid-field in the 109.  We actually caught and passed her less than 2 miles into our ride as we merged with all the other distances.  They moved the start location for the 40 mile event this year which added more climbing and 5 additional miles.  The winds were relentless with gusts to 30+ mph, due to the course layout they were cross or in our face the whole ride.  We started about 200 back and worked our way up picking off riders one by one.  Michael’s excitement and energy at the start put me in the red zone several times as he attacked on each climb for the first 10 miles.  He was riding like it was a 200 meter sprint…  I thought he would blow up and hit the wall but he never did.  He continued to bridge and pass groups of riders from all distances all the way, passing one more guy as I led him out to a 200 meter tailwind sprint finish.    We are resting today!

Additional results from the website:

108.7 Miles/3316 participants w/o Tandems
Bud Heintz:107th 04:53:33 average 22.2
Sam Gross: 292th 05:03:15 average 21.5
Jeff Stanton:1059th-06:19:08 average 17.2
Steve Bozarth:1998th 07:33:07 average 14.4
Michelle Hemmerlin:2555 08:20:42
Marvin Garcia:1892-7:25:50

66 Miles/1154 Participants
Tim Codner:504th 08:23:09

40 Miles/994 Participants w/o Tandems
Michael Hemmerlin:40 miles-89th-02:36:20 average 15.5
Greg Hemmerlin:40 miles -91th-02:36:20