Rode w Bob and Bill Brier. Started early ~4am to ensure that we would make it in by day light. Early morning temps were warm ~60 and the day warmed to the mid-90's. The Power House climbs was where we felt the heat as the climbs were long and steep and were in a Valley. We had good pace and minimal rest-stop breaks. Bob had a couple of flats and a broken spoke which contributed to longer down time. Bill pulled pretty much the last 30 miles of the ride and we were really moving. Picked up another rider Eric who was going for time. We were in the top 10 in arriving back to the start in Clovis. Overall a great ride. I didn't have any cramping problems and we were able to stay in the draft with Bill (the locomotive) pulling us in to the finish.