After many months off, I was approved for riding by my Orthopod yesterday... "but take it easy." Knee surgery is still a possibility. So I'm not approved for riding in traffic, or pelatons , or where the risk is high that I might crash.
Fortunately I have the Mississippi River levee, and the Tammany Trace Rails-to-Trails paths on the "approved list". Despite the hot and muggies, took the bike to the river levee and road 9.2 miles, average speed 15.8. I had a head wind downstream, and a tailwind on the ride back (that leg average speed was 18.4). Got to admit my knee didn't feel *right*, but it hung in there!

Of course I had to wear my TdF sunflower jersey for the occasion.