{"id":13380,"date":"2021-06-13T21:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T02:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=13380"},"modified":"2021-06-13T21:26:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T02:26:52","slug":"our-world-cry-baby-hill-tulsa-tough-bike-races-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=13380","title":{"rendered":"Our World &#8211; Cry Baby Hill &#8211; Tulsa Tough Bike Races 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m5nvht\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51245289751_93e8494bbe.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0497-adjust\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the huge sports events in Tulsa is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tulsatough.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tulsatough.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tulsa Tough<\/a>. A series of bicycle rides and races over three days that includes everything from a &#8220;Townie Ride&#8221; of a few miles to long distance rides and everybody&#8217;s favorite the Criterium Races which are short races on a closed loop of multiple laps. The criterium races attract professional riders from all over the world. Most of the riders though are talented amateurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m5iXCt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51244597927_f943da8f26.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0507-adjust\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Year&#8217;s Tulsa Tough was cancelled as were all sorts of other events all over the world. This year it was back bigger than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m5sYP6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51246357915_ff0d18808a.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0500-adjust\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I participated in the the shortest distant event two years ago at about 30 miles and got my butt thoroughly kicked. I didn&#8217;t even finish. We were going by where my car was parked and I was like, I am cutting this agony short. I hope you are not too shocked by my cowardly craven decision. If you are, that is kind of your problem (just kidding folks.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/51245790690\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So Sunday it was hot and I went out to the Criterium Course, officially something like the RiverParks Criterium but everybody calls it CryBaby Hill.  It is a short course that starts on the Riverside Drive and then climbs up a steep hill and then comes down the hill and turns back on to Riverside a turn well sharper than 90 degrees. Do this about 14 times and you have the race. Sunday it was done in 90 degree temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m5j8kE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51244630592_1bbc08bf4c.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0522-adjust\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These guys and gals are very tough and very fit. I walked one loop Sunday and I was done. I left well before noon before it got hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/51244023052\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So you got a race going on but you also have a big party that has approached legendary proportions. I&#8217;ve always left over the years before the legendary part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m5t7DQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51246384290_b242c2f075.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0525-adjust\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve never spent too much time on Crybaby Hill. For one thing it is in  residential neighborhood with no sidewalks so it is kind of crowded. Plus I don&#8217;t do well when I&#8217;m hot. I&#8217;m told the party really gets crazy after 3 pm.. Well Sunday I was gone before noon. So sorry, I missed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/51245495724\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think everybody is really glad to get back to normal. I just hope that we are not doing it too soon. I don&#8217;t feel too threatened since I am vaccinated and try to stick with outdoor events. Our world has forever changed though. But for these last three days Tulsa celebrated a return to normalcy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m linking with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our World Tuesday<\/a> come check it out!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous Years Tulsa Tough Posts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=9866\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=9866\" target=\"_blank\">Crybaby Hill Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=10830\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=10830\" target=\"_blank\">Crybaby Hill Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11378\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11378\" target=\"_blank\">Crybaby Hill Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11865\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11865\" target=\"_blank\">Crybaby Hill Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12288\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12288\" target=\"_blank\">The Year I actually participated in Tulsa Tough.<\/a> Epic Failure with a good name &#8220;Grand Fondo&#8221;  and a heck of bike ride. 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