Three States in one day: Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. And a straight road with a beautiful wide shoulder....and no wind blowing of significance. It was a great day of cycling. The day started with the "rear guard" or the 4th quartile riders (or more precisely, the slower riders: me, Scott, Jake, Bert, and Ted) leaving around 20 minutes before the other riders. They do this so that all the riders arrive at the first SAG stop approximately the same time. The Q1 and Q2 riders are *racing* and it is stunning to me to see them fly by us....they are travelling in the 20-25 mph range whereas the Q4 group travels in the 14-20 mph range. The Q1 group is cooking! After lunch I rode the last 40 miles with David from Holland, Daz from Liverpool, Ted from Boston, and Bert from Holland. The 40 mile ride was the highlight of the day for me as we had a pace line going with a small chevron due to the off center headwind. We each led the pace line for a few minutes then rotated to the back.....I must say it was an object of beauty to behold! Tomorrow we are off to Dodge City, Kansas....and it is only an 83 mile ride....seems like I'm being shortchanged somehow!