Catching Up on Posting
Type of Ride: Brevet
Name of organized ride or route: Antelope Valley Poppy Fields 200k Brevet
Actual Mileage: 200k (126 miles)
Ride Time: not measured
Total Time:10:21
Altitude Climbed: 7361 ft
Weather conditions: Warm and sunny, mild headwind for last 25 miles
Synopsis of Ride: This was my own organized RUSA brevet and I pre-rode it as a course worker. Good thing, too, since the actual brevet, on April 14th, was completely blown out by a winter storm. This is a nice course and I hope next year will have better weather.
Date of Ride: 4/7/12
Type of Ride: Brevet
Name of organized ride or route: Orange Triple Loop
Actual Mileage: 400k (250 miles)
Ride Time: not measured
Total Time:approx 19 hrs
Altitude Climbed: approx. 7000ft
Weather conditions: Beautiful.
Synopsis of Ride: Anaheim, SART, Bolsa Chica, Long Beach, Rio Hondo & LARio, SGRT, Newport Beach, back up SART to San Bernardino, Redlands, Beaumont, back through Riverside, Corona, SART to Anaheim.
Date of Ride: 4/28/12
Type of Ride: Double Century
Name of organized ride or route: Central Coast Double Century
Actual Mileage: 199 miles
Ride Time: not measured
Total Time:approx 15:45
Altitude Climbed: approx. 12,800 ft
Weather conditions: Cold and foggy along the coast, breaking out into warm and sunny on Naciemento-Ferguson climb, warm / hot the rest of the way
Synopsis of Ride: Did Lowland Route. It was a great ride the whole way until nightfall when I broke my headlight and had to tailgate other riders along River Rd.
Date of Ride: 5/12/12
Type of Ride: Brevet
Name of organized ride or route: Bolsa Rd 600k
Actual Mileage: 600k (375 miles)
Ride Time: not measured
Total Time:36:42
Altitude Climbed: approx. 13,000 ft
Weather conditions: Rain in PV, storm breeze headwind along PCH.
Synopsis of Ride: Cayucos, Old Creek Rd, Hwy 46, San Miguel, Hwy 25, Hollister, San Juan Batista, San Juan grade, Soledad, Greenfield, King City (4 hr sleep stop), Jolon, Lockwood, Bradley, Hare Cyn, Paso Robles, Hwy 46, Cambria, Ragged Point, Cayucos. Hwy 25 is remote, traffic free, and beautiful. Headwinds up to Ragged Point and flew back to Cayucos to finish. Great!!
Date of Ride: 5/19/12 - 5/20/12
Type of Ride: Permanent
Name of organized ride or route: AV to Fillmore 206k
Actual Mileage: 127 miles
Ride Time: not measured
Total Time:approx 10 hrs
Altitude Climbed: approx. 7000ft
Weather conditions: Sunny, warm/hot, very little wind.
Synopsis of Ride: Palmdale, Leona Valley, San Francisquito Cyn, Hwy 126 to Fliimore, return via Castaic - Lake Hughes Rd, Elizabeth Lake, Johnson Rd, Palmdale. Chilly until the sun was up, hot on climb back up to Lake Hughes.
Date of Ride: 5/27/12