{"id":19776,"date":"2016-05-07T21:27:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T01:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=19776"},"modified":"2016-05-07T21:27:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T01:27:10","slug":"day-15-saturday-may-7-day-off-in-silver-city-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=19776","title":{"rendered":"Day 15. Saturday, May 7 – Day Off in Silver City, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

The town\u00a0was bustling with bikers today. \u00a0This race draws amateurs, Olympians and\u00a0Tour de France racers from all over the world. \u00a0Today was filled with different heats\u00a0of the criterium. \u00a0Though we were\u00a0supposed to be getting much needed rest, we could not resist possibly seeing a race. \u00a0So, we walked the mile and a half to town for lunch \"DSCN1210\"<\/a>and hopefully catch a race. \u00a0 After lunch, we arrived just before the start of the mens heat.\"DSCN1237\"<\/a> \u00a0It was exciting and fast\"DSCN1245\"<\/a> and\u00a0positioned on a corner,\"DSCN1246\"<\/a> we were able to see them several times as they lapped.<\/p>\n

A quick tour of Silver City, revealed\u00a0a\u00a0small town with\u00a0a delightful\u00a0\"DSCN1215\"<\/a>quirky\"DSCN1228\"<\/a> character,\"DSCN1236\"<\/a> but with roads blocked, we did not venture far. \u00a0Plus, we still needed to ride our bikes back up the hill. \u00a0This photo is from our hotel’s parking lot looking down towards town,\"DSCN1249\"<\/a> yes, it is that<\/em> steep. \u00a0Our location limited our dinner selection, in fact the only<\/em> restaurant was Mexican and once again, they did not serve beer or Margaritas (isn’t that against some Mexican food\/drink law?). \u00a0Glad we made it in to town last night.<\/p>\n

By the way, the wind was still blowing today.<\/p>\n\n\t\t