This fun tale comes from Bike Virginian Bob. The 2013 tour was a his 2nd Bike Va. tour.
In Bob’s words:
My 2013 Bike VA story comes from Tuesday. I started out the day planning to ride the 83 mile option. It was a nice morning and while I was tired after I left the Newcastle stop I was re-energized and pleased with the country road and the steady uphill we were experiencing. When I get in a rhythm on a climb I try to focus out about 100 yards and just keep turning. It seemed like a longer climb than I had remembered on the route sheet but when I saw two cyclists resting along the climb I continued onward and upward! 
I reached the top and was surprised to not see a Bike VA representative and that I had not been passed by other cyclists but I patted myself on the back noting my increased climbing ability. I enjoyed the downhill for several miles even passing a fish hatchery. When I saw the town limit sign for Paint Bank (which I knew was nearly W VA) I decided to turn around.
Just as I regained the fish hatchery the two cyclists I had seen resting went whizzing by. I yelled that I thought we were off the route as I chased them down. We decided to visit the fish hatchery and consider our plight. I introduced myself to my new friends, Bill and Jill.
We attempted to phone but our cell phones would not work. A fish hatchery staff member loaned us his and the Bike VA person on the other end assured us that we were indeed well off the route. The staffer indicated that if a sag could be found one would be sent. We were not hopeful of being rescued so we headed back up the hill which we now knew was nearly 6 miles to the top. We were dragging ourselves up and were about to rest when a pick up truck passed and offered a ride to the top; it was the fish hatchery staff member! He took us to the top. As we headed down we met two other cyclists on the way up. I stopped and informed them of their error while Bill and jill sped ahead.
I proceeded to ride the 83 mile route and quickly confirmed that I was now likely the last person out. Finally I regained some other cyclists and finished with an exact 100 miles that day and an extra nearly 3000 feet of climbing!
My wife met me as I arrived in camp with a cold lemonade.
As she gave me the cool greatly needed drink she told me about two people who had made a grievous error and made an extra climb and she pointed to them. To my surprise Bill and Jill were sitting at the table behind us! We had a great laugh about our misadventure!
On the last day as I was about to turn in to the final camp site I passed Bill and Jill one more time and suggested that they should not turn but go straight ahead. They wisely refused my advice!
Bob was using Bike Virginia as part of his training for training for the Double Triple Bypass , a Colorado ride that’s two days, 240 miles, and 22,000 feet of climbing. His training paid off. He successfully completed the challenge!
Thanks so much, Bob, for sharing your story. Glad your day turned into a memorable experience that included some new friends and that your Double Triple By Pass was a success.