I got up early this morning and went for my typical ride, which is just under 40 miles. After a number of miles I noticed a guy cross the road to my side and squat down on the shoulder, and as I got closer I realized he had a camera and was taking pictures of me. Ok that was weird.....I didn't understand why.

Then I reached an intersection, and there were two police cruisers on the side with their lights flashing. Yep, something must be going on....

I continued my route and I noticed a single motorcycle pass me, and on the back of it there was a small sign that said "watch for bicycles." My first thought was maybe there was going to be a bike race or something, but then I thought nothing about it.

I reached my turnaround point and started heading back. After maybe 5 minutes I saw a group of cyclists on the other side of the road coming my way, and I assumed they were just on a training ride.....until moments later when there were hundreds more following. I kept seeing these cyclists for miles, and they were on all types of bicycles. Yep, it was a charity ride that just happened to be on the route I like to take.

Had I left home just a little bit later I would have been riding with all of these people. Lol, that would have been interesting.

I did some research and found out it was the Tour de Cure Jacksonville ride. It would have been fun to participate in it, but I didn't even know about it since I don't get out much. Ah well.

Shows how much attention I pay to the local cycling scene.