Originally Posted by
revchuck
So the parole board finally met?
Hope you have a great ride!
I did!
My teammate, Heidi, her boyfriend, and I met up with ten other folks in Santa Cruz and up into the mountains we went. Heidi and I were the only women. We climbed Highway 9 to Felton, and then did two hill repeats on Empire Grade Road. We then went all the way up Empire Grade to Bonny Dune Road, did a short loop up there, and then descended Bonny Dune Road. We hit Highway 1 and rode that back into Santa Cruz. Tough, tough climbing. I worked hard to keep the cadence up and to ride at my pace on the climbs. I stayed with Heidi on the first repeat, but not the second. She's a really good climber! The descent of Bonny Dune Road was a blast, we saw over 50 MPH in places. Heidi is also a great descender - she's a complete package. 42.8 miles, 4000 feet of climbing, 29 degrees in Felton when we got up there (BRRRRR!), TSS 309.1, IF .937, NP 138 watts. What a ride!