Alc 2009

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Day 2: Santa Cruz to King City
- 106.18 miles, 3976 feet elevation gain
Day 3: King City to Paso Robles
- 65.40 miles, 2545 feet elevation gain* (Garmin wasn't fully charged that day)

You're kidding. I know you said the Garmin was not fully charged but Day 2 has more climbing than day 3? Day three has Quadbuster.

Day 2 always felt nearly flat to me (other than right out of Santa Cruz).

The headwind can be huge. But it's doable once you learn to ride your bike leaning over at 45 degrees As long as the wind does not stop while you're leaning into it it's all good

Day 2 is a great flat'ish century .... or so I thought.

That last hill on Day 2 is my favorite part of the ride. On the way up you can pause at the "summit" and look back to see almost the whole route. Then a sweet downhill ride and I always caught a tailwind into camp.