Giro D'Vino Nov 6

[tomgrrrl]

Hi all...it was great to see Z again and meet Slug and Helga (as well as Beth). I think the weather was pretty perfect for a ride, though I could have done without the periodic winds. Slug hung out to wait for some pals, while Z, Helga, Beth and I headed off.

Things were a bit crowded at first with riders filling the entire lane of traffic (making for some unhappy drivers). However, after the first rest stop things settled down. The route was fairly well marked although at about mile 37 I got caught following a few bikers the wrong way and added an extra 4 miles to the route.

I rode off and on with Z and Beth. We kept up a pretty good pace and met up at rest stops along the way. After riding the BATO solo, it was really nice to have some good company. I also enjoyed the FLAT course after the perpetual climbing of the BATO.

Although my body appreciate the flat course, I don't know if I would do this ride again because after about 30 miles, it all kind of seemed the same. The vinyards were pretty well parched and as Z and others have said, wine tasting was not in the cards for us!!!

However, it feels great to have done two metrics in a month....Now it's on to the century.....hmmmm, that seems a bit daunting and will require a bit more time on the saddle.