The pain is still close to unbearable. I taped it today for the 112 mile ride. It helped but I'm not sure if it will get a chance to heal without a couple days off. Tomorrows ride is 102 miles with 8000ft of climbing. It is the climbing that hurts the most so I will play it by ear. Again I have to say that you never know when training that something like this won't pop up. My strength and endurance seem to be good. We'll see tomorrow.