Fair Warning! There are a lot of photos coming up because I am too tired to make decisions about which ones to exclude and where to put them.
The morning wasn't nearly as cold as I'd thought, and I found myself stuffing clothing into my pockets well before the Giro Ride had left Lakeshore Drive. The group today was quite large, no doubt due in part to the great weather. David had met me at the house, after getting a good dose of the Pine Street - Roubaix, and we'd ridden out the the lakefront together. The early going was brisk, but it was clear that a lot of the guys were planning on doing the long ride, so the pace remained within reason. Sure enough, when we hit the 
turnaround about half the group, or so it seemed, continued on while the rest of us turned around a regrouped. The pace was kind of erratic, with a few fast sections interspersed among slower ones. When we finally got to the casino bridge I decided to put in a little effort on the climb, sprinting up the incline out of the saddle at around 90%. I came over the top behind a couple of guys and when they started to pull away on the downhill I clicked down a few gears and closed the gap. Brady got on the front and just motored at 30 mph all the way to the Seabrook 
bridge, and although I made an effort there, I backed off about halfway up when my legs started to load up. Anyway, it was a great day for a ride.
turnaround about half the group, or so it seemed, continued on while the rest of us turned around a regrouped. The pace was kind of erratic, with a few fast sections interspersed among slower ones. When we finally got to the casino bridge I decided to put in a little effort on the climb, sprinting up the incline out of the saddle at around 90%. I came over the top behind a couple of guys and when they started to pull away on the downhill I clicked down a few gears and closed the gap. Brady got on the front and just motored at 30 mph all the way to the Seabrook 
bridge, and although I made an effort there, I backed off about halfway up when my legs started to load up. Anyway, it was a great day for a ride.The afternoon was spent taking a tour of the French Quarter with the 
Iowa gymnastics team. We started out with a nice late lunch at Ralph & Kacoos where I had a mediocre bowl of gumbo. It turned out to have been a great place to go, though, since walking in the door of a lot of French Quarter places at 2 pm with a group of twenty or so can present a 
problem. After that we spent some time walking down Royal St. where much shopping was done and we stumbled upon a wedding party second-lining its way from the Cathedral down Royal St. to whichever hotel was hosting the reception, and finally ended up down at the flea market around dusk. From there we eventually wandered down to Cafe' du Monde for coffee and beignets, finally walking back to the cars along the river. All-in-all it was actually quite a nice afternoon. The Quarter was lively without being crowded and the weather was 
about as good as it gets.
Iowa gymnastics team. We started out with a nice late lunch at Ralph & Kacoos where I had a mediocre bowl of gumbo. It turned out to have been a great place to go, though, since walking in the door of a lot of French Quarter places at 2 pm with a group of twenty or so can present a 
problem. After that we spent some time walking down Royal St. where much shopping was done and we stumbled upon a wedding party second-lining its way from the Cathedral down Royal St. to whichever hotel was hosting the reception, and finally ended up down at the flea market around dusk. From there we eventually wandered down to Cafe' du Monde for coffee and beignets, finally walking back to the cars along the river. All-in-all it was actually quite a nice afternoon. The Quarter was lively without being crowded and the weather was 
about as good as it gets. 
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