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Location: Normal, Illinois
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A wee bit drafty on Route 66 through Central Illinois, but that all depends on your attitude about cold and your ability to ride through it. At about Lexington or Normal on Route 66, you'll start to notice the wind turbines . It is a touch windy here in the spring, but don't let that dissuade you . If you are going on Route 66, use the route provided by the League of Illinois Bicyclists. That is a good and comfortable route which rather paralells 66, which is stil used as an accesss road for Route 55. By Central Illinois , you should be in improving weather by late Feb or early March. Weather is very unpredictable and may be the real wild card in your ride at that time of year. Last couple of weeks of January and first couple of weeks of February are usually the worst winter has to offer .