My husband and I did the imperial century as our first last year. It was a really nice ride. It rained like crazy for the first 50 miles, but the route was good. Plenty of rolling hills, but nothing too crazy hard. There were a lot of riders (considering the lousy weather) but it didn't feel too crowded at all. I think it might have been pretty hot (not a lot of shade in the farmlands) had it not been overcast for so much of it, so you might want to be prepared for that. Oh, and the best part was that the rest stops were stocked with the BEST stuff...tons of home-baked goods that were AWESOME!!

We just signed up to ride it again this year.

Are any other TE'ers planing on riding??