The temperature was actually in the 60s this morning, and it felt like quite a treat to be able to ride in summer gear today. Somehow I always feel faster when I'm not fully encased in multiple layers of lycra. Although the temperature was great, it was accompanied by a strong southeast wind, and the combination resulted in a fairly fast Giro Ride. Also adding to the speed this morning was, no doubt, the NBO guys in their brand new "baby blue" team kits. They look like they're the same color as last year's Gerolsteiner kits - very visible, f'sure. I think our own new team kits are supposed to arrive in a couple of weeks. Also on hand today was a rider from Maine who is in town for a conference and has only ridden outside a couple of times so far this year. Although he flatted at some point, he did fine.
Once we crossed the bridges on the way out the pace very gradually started to ramp up, and eventually we were staying in the upper 20s riding into a pretty brisk wind. Things never really slowed down much at all, and at times it really started to feel like it was a race. We got a brief break after the turnaround, but it wasn't long before we were back up to speed. After the Chef Highway sprint, there again wasn't much of a break and I ended up chasing most of the way down the service road. There were lots of splits like that today. I was happy to find my legs feeling pretty good, though, and thoroughly enjoyed the ride even though I didn't have much left by the time we finally hit the bridges again.
After the ride I rode downtown with Jack Beaudoin from Maine, finally arriving back home with something over 70 mi. on the odometer.
Lots of work to do this weekend for LAMBRA: I need to fill out some forms for the IRS and Secretary of State related to LAMBRA's "corporate" status; the website needs to be updated with the revised 2007 Bylaws and LCCS Rules and Regulations; I need to move the 2006 LCCS results to the website's archive, and then set up the pages for the 2007 results and get the results from the recent track meets scored for the LCCS. Still need to apply for the permit for the 2-Man Time Trial and Tour de La, and update those event announcements and get the online registration set up for those. Might not be able to get to all of that this weekend!
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