Hi, LCB riders!
I was there, riding with a large group from our local club/organized rides. We rolled at 7:30 sharp, with about 15 of us in the group.
Keeping a group that large together was no easy task, but we did it... and managed a 17.5 avg despite the wind, rain, and crowds in some spots.
With the cooler temps, we only stopped at one rest stop plus the lunch stop... and were back to the start in 3:55 (minus 24 minutes of stop time).
Quite a bit different tempo and tone from the way I've ridden this ride in past years... and truth is, I prefer the more social tone and pace for this one.
To ride for any sort of speed, with a big group, is dangerous...there are just too many different paces and riding styles out there on the road together to mix it up quite like we did.
But.... no one went down, the legs felt good, the water bottles and bike were disgustingly encrusted with Amish road spray... and it was allllllll good
Next year!
Beth