Originally Posted by
chasm54
I haven't completed one yet this year, but I'll start the ball rolling with my most recent:
Distance: 128 miles
Elevation gain: 6492 feet
Riding time: 7:36:31
Total time: 8:38:00 (long lunch!)
Sound more like a 200km brevet that a "century"..?
Splitting hairs, I know, but do we count 160km
permanent or a 200km
brevet as a "century"? I'd vote yes.
I've only done 2 centuries, but 2 weekends ago I did a 200km brevet (aka
randonee) with almost 10,000 feet of climbing. It was the longest distance I'd ever ridden. Finished in 9:58. Terrible time, I know, but I have a
long list of excuses - starting with "I stink at hills"!
This weekend I'll be doing a
fleche - 230 miles over 24 hours. But the pace will be deliberately slow. Should be a lot of fun!