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Ride 2016 Day 20

In the very early planning for this ride, I thought I  would just go out and do a hundred miles a day, …

Day 19 2016 Route and Stats

May 12, 2016 73.4 miles 4:38 ride time. Ave. 15.8 mph Max 29.83 mph Started at 3396 ft. and finished at 2829 …

Ride 2016 Day 19

They had a great breakfast at the Miles Court in Holly, Colorado. The hotel had turned out to be a very pleasant …

Day 18 2016 Route and Stats

May 11, 2016 86.23 miles 6:06 ride time. Ave. 14.13 mph Max 22.19 mph Started at 4066 ft. and finished at 3392 …

Ride 2016 Day 18

As always, part of the morning routine is to check the weather along the route one more time. Today, there was a …

Day 17 2016 Route and Stats

May 10, 2016 73.25 miles 3:50 ride time. Ave. 19.1 mph Max 42.96 mph Started at 6185 ft. and finished at 4066 …

Ride 2016 Day 17

Maybe it’s where we are situated in the Mountain time zone, but it seemed like the sunrise came early. Officially, it was …

Day 16 2016 Route and Stats

May 9, 2016 90.07 miles 5:50 ride time. Ave. 15.43 mph Max 41.17 mph Started at 7663 ft. and finished at 6185 …

Ride 2016 Day 16

When I was in college as an engineering major, we still had to take some non technical electives. I took a lot …

Day 15 2016 Route and Stats

May 8, 2016 52.7 miles 4:38 ride time. Ave. 11.3 mph Max 30.78 down 2949 feet, up 4606 feet, peaking at 10,860. …