Thom and I did the Silverado Trail today. We started in Calistoga, went to Napa, turned around and came back. I pulled for probably 2/3 of the ride. On the way back I was having trouble drafting. It saps too much of my mental energy when I'm tired. I was actually faster when in front.

We had a slight tailwind and averaged 19.6 for the first 27 miles, which climbed all of 340 feet! Still I was pretty stoked with that.

The return wasn't nearly as fast. We averaged 16.2 and climbed 725 feet.

I don't do many flat rides, so this was an interesting change. I did stay in my big ring the entire day.

I'll post the elevation profile in the elevation thread.

We had a late lunch/early dinner at Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen. Yummy stuff. My appetizer was a chocolate malt.

V.