We had an easy ride today, but it became longer and longer. The grade was relatively flat and a lack of headwind kept our speed high, between 18-23 mph. My pace line (but not me for once!) had about 5 flats, which slowed us down. Approaching Phoenix, we encountered a bunch of stoplights and had to blast through when we could, to beat our rack point.
The ASU campus in Phoenix welcomed us for a stage up, and we got a police escort 15 miles until we reached the Tempe campus. It was an exceptionally long arrival, but it was cool to have all the lights changed to green for us. The local Pi Kapp chapter and some of their sorority friends provided a great pizza lunch and we got our mail. A nearby bike shop preformed free labor and discounts for us, so I stocked up on tubes (you can't beat $2.50). Afterwards, the team proceeded to Lazer Quest for a friendship visit. Unfortunately it was mediocre. The laser tag was a blast, my team swept, but the friends were not very enthusiastic or interactive.
We had the night to ourselves but for some reason Tempe didn't have much to offer. It didn't matter much, though, because we were exhausted and ready for and 11:00am wakeup.
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