Back to the Giro

With nothing much going on around here, it was back to the Giro this weekend. With the sun coming up earlier and earlier, I was out the door and on my way to the lakefront a bit before 6:30. I was figuring I'd just take my time and enjoy the ride, but as I approached Canal St. I saw Tim and Realdo go by, so I caught up and rode with them, arriving at Lakeshore Drive early enough to ride a few extra miles before the group showed up. Saturday's ride was pretty fast. Once we hit Hayne Blvd., the speed hardly ever dropped below 27 mph, and when we were on Chef Highway we were cruising along at over 30 for miles. Yeah, there was a little bit of a tailwind. The return trip stayed pretty fast too, and even though we all stopped when someone flatted on the service road, we were back on Lakeshore Drive around 9:10 or so. I was a bit tired, but felt pretty good.

Sunday's Giro ride was quite different. I guess the combination of it's being Mother's day and the leftover sore legs from Saturday must have been the reason for the relatively low turnout. There was an "early" group that left around 6:45 and I think they picked up a few unsuspecting riders who thought it was the regular Giro ride. We probably had around 20 or so, but nobody seemed very interested in making it a hard ride today.

Well, gotta go rebuild The Mom's grill before dinner tonight . . .