It wasn't so much the temperature this morning, it was the wind. On a nice sunny day, 50-55F can be quite pleasant for cycling, but this morning it was anything but sunny. There was a 20-30 mph wind blowing in from the North and the skies were thick and gray with November clouds. I put on two jerseys and a pair of arm-warmers, and suck a sheet of newspaper between the jerseys. At the last minute, I grabbed my vest. I was glad I did.
Arriving at the lakefront, I was surprised to see a big turnout for the Giro ride. It was cold when we started, but once the pace picked up a bit, I stuffed the vest in my pocket and before the turn-around I had also taken the newspaper out from under my jersey. It was windy enough that riding in the group required extra vigilance. The pace was unsteady and the gusty winds were blowing guys around a little bit, which can be a recipe for crashes.
On the return trip the pace slowed way down and there was lots of conversation in the pack, but I soon started to get really cold. It would have been better if we had ridden a bit harder because the combination of sweaty clothes from the earlier efforts and the slack pace dropped my core temp really fast. I was trying to take it a little easier than usual today because I'm planning on doing 65 miles of so tomorrow across the lake, and I didn't want to have sore legs.
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