Quote of the day: "Probably the windiest day I've ever ridden - John Williams"
Wow, that ended up being epic. The wind was absolutely brutal with gusts over 30mph and sustained that had to be over 25mph. A total of 6 of us braved the wind. The fir
st 16.4 miles were almost all into the wind, before we turned South and East for a good tailwind. The rest stop at 27 miles was a welcomed relief. Just about everyone grabbed a donut and cup of coffee to refuel. After about a 1/2 hour we went back out into the wind to do the last half of the route. More tailwind to about mile 33 before we turned North again into the wind. Of the last 16 miles 8 of them were against the wind. Our average was 12.9 mph for the ride. Just about everyone commented that this ride was windiest they had ever done. I agree, I ride out at Gardner just about every day and that is the worst I have seen it. We also did 2427 feet of climbing for this route. My initial GPS of the route was way off in that it told me we would do around 683 to 700 feet of climbing. So my legs are toast now - TimHere are some pics of what looks like very cold riders...
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| Gardner Gravel Grinder |
It is winter and Gravel Grinder time. Tim Greene is kicking things off in style with a nice route out of Garnder, KS. Distance is 49 miles. There is a refueling stop 27 miles in. Pace will be easy to moderate so all ability levels are welcomed.
Info....
What: Gardner Gravel Grinder
When: Satday , 12/11/10 - 9:00 am
Where: CenturyLink Office building in Gardner (Queen Mary on the Pairie)
Who: Any and all are welcome
Why: It Gravel Grinder SeasonMap below:
Address is 600 New Century Parkway. The CenturyLink Office is the large office building with the lake in front.
ReplyDeleteSo are you guys still going to ride regardless of weather, meaning when it's snowing, windy and 20 degrees this weekend?
ReplyDeleteIt will have to be snowing hard enough to hamper visibility or a heavy wet snow to raise concerns about hypothermia. Otherwise we will ride. We will post something on this blog at 7:00 a.m. Saturday if we do cancel.
ReplyDeleteWe ride in all conditions and if you dress with layers and have shoe covers you should be fine.
20 degrees and snow makes it more fun...
ReplyDeleteright?
I would agree. I'd prefer that over 35 degrees and rain.
ReplyDeletenow the forecast is saying around 40 with only a 30% chance of rain :(
ReplyDeleteWhat road surfaces are you expecting? Gravel or mostly pavement. I'd like to join you with appropriate tires.
ReplyDeleteI believe most of the route is gravel, but Tim will need to confirm this.
ReplyDeleteThe weather will be perfect. See you all there.
ReplyDeleteRoute is mostly gravel (about 40 of the 49 miles). It ranges from extremely smooth sections to freshly graded. There are small sections of pavement throughout route but most of it is the first 4.5 miles out of New Century and last 3 to 4 miles back into New Century are paved.
ReplyDeleteLooks like last band of rain going through now. We are good for the ride. I don't think enough rain fell to warrant fenders. See everyone at 9:00...
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