Old 11-11-07, 09:04 AM
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DaveSANYYZ
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Here's mine.

I also felt the century was hard for some reason. 100.53 miles, 14.5mph avg speed including traffic stops, and 4904 ft of climbing. When I first looked at the Solvang website, I thought it would have at least been easier that GT/Lite double metrics, but at the end it felt worse.

Highlights:
- nice scenery
- sections of strong headwinds countered by sections with tailwinds
- felt hungry near the later half of the ride
- almost bonked near the end of a 4 miles climb
- crawled up a 3 miles climb w/bad roads at 4-5 mph followed by jaw shattering bumpy descend
- flat tire caused by broken drill bits (!?!?) 5 miles before the finish line

Overall, great ride and company, and nice dinner!

From my bike computer (red dot=regroup stops):
solvang.jpg
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