Kankakee, IL Century Ride
07-22-10, 04:04 PM
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Kankakee, IL Century Ride
Anyone from northeast IL or northwest IN plan to riding the Two Rivers Century on August 8, 2010?
Event is described on this page: https://www.kvpd.com/Special-Events/special-events.htm Route map is here: https://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...27032891450738 (remarkable for it's 436 feet of climbing; midwestern flatlandia).
I'm sure the superweek crit flock is chuckling at the idea, but it's my first century; I'm pedaling like crazy (a.k.a. training) and praying for low humidity.
Event is described on this page: https://www.kvpd.com/Special-Events/special-events.htm Route map is here: https://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...27032891450738 (remarkable for it's 436 feet of climbing; midwestern flatlandia).
I'm sure the superweek crit flock is chuckling at the idea, but it's my first century; I'm pedaling like crazy (a.k.a. training) and praying for low humidity.
08-09-10, 10:12 AM
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222 riders registered which is not bad for the inaugural event. Overcast all day, 70F at the start, 80F after noon; the humidity was tolerable until the last hour or so when the increasing southwest winds brought in a fresh load of gulf moisture (no detectable crude oil odors ;-) ). The route map was changed a bit from the original posted on mapmyride - they added loops south of Momence and Aroma Park for the century riders. I made 85 before conditioning and conditions convinced me to call it a day. Now I'm even better prepared for a fall century - so many to pick from!
