Originally Posted by neutral

1st century was the Sea Gull in MD a few days ago. 49th B'day gift to myself. Brutal wind and some rain but felt extra good to get it done in those conditions and the upside was the high-wind and flood warning conditions kept bike traffic down. This century gets traffic jammed w/riders I've been told - in nice weather years, 1/4 mile long packs of 300 riders and mucho accidents are common. This year= ~6500 registrants, ~2500 riders showed, estimate no more than 1500 finished the hundred. Next Oct. will opt for the nearby Water-to-Water Century tour which has several hundred instead of several thousand riders.