So, if you take 500 cycling enthusiasts, put them on the road for four days straight and then give them a day off, what do they do? Go for a bike ride, of course!
The weather was just so perfect and the food too good to pass up, so after a night in a real bed I was feeling well fueled and rested enough to put in an effort, at least. While there were two rides, 100 miles (160 km) and 37 miles, I decided that I really didn’t need to put in more than 100 km on a “rest” day.
Three guys who I had met during the week, and their friend Caroline, invited me to ride with them the night before and at 6:00 we met and headed for breakfast. By 7:00 we were on the road and I made it clear that I retained the right to bail out on the group if I was feeling a bit leaden in the legs as we headed into the hills above Canandaigua Lake. And, as I had expected, the long climbs were a drag not a joy, so after a particularly long hill I exercised my option and cut across the route to slice about 60 km off of the day’s ride.
Here is the link to the Garmin Connect page for today’s ride: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/10130946
This is Al Hastings, who has run the RonTon Roulet for thirteen years, after founding the ride when he was at the Auburn YMCA and later when he was based out of the YMCA in Cortland.
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