Originally Posted by rickson

Just finished my first century ride today. I have to admit that although i'm in really good shape and started biking this year I should have practiced on intermediate distances before attacking the century. Before then my longest ride was 55 miles (...). I had no problems cardio wise but my legs almost gave out.
Can i still gloat even if most of the ride was essentially on a flat surface?

thx for your imput guys!