Our group ride, which i do mwf, is at 19-22mph, depending on who’s pulling. The rides are between 50 and 56 miles, with a coffeeshop break. To keep the faster folks mollified, there are a couple of sprint zones ranging from .5 to 2.0 miles.

A couple of the fast guys do everything they can to not be the leadout guy in the sprint zones, so its often me pulling. Not Friday. The leadout guy was doing 27mph, which is fast enough for me, we got passed at the 1.5 mile mark and i still had beans so got up to 30 and passed the passers and stayed there to the lights.

That was my first real sprint in quite a while, and i admit it was fun. I ride for exercise and coffee, definitely not racing, but i can see the attraction.

I’d still rather pull, than pass towards the end, though.

I’ll be 72 in a few weeks, and i am so glad i found this hobby when i retired at 65.