First real big organized ride- Tour of the Tucson Mtns

[bmccasland]

At least the ride didn't go over Gate's Pass. I always thought that would be a blast to ride down. Unfortunately one has to go up one of the sides. Think I'd go east to west.

As a former Tucsonan, I can almost picture the ride route. After a beer and a good sleep, tell us more!

[azfiddle]

I have ridden over Gate's Pass, but yes, I'm happy the route skips that! The whole route has only about 1300 of climbing.

There was a bit of a headwind on the first 1/3 of the course, plus the hill at Rattlesnake Pass and an uphill trend (with ups and downs until about mile 34. When the course switched to downhill or flat all the way back, I was able to ride a lot faster.

I'm generally not that fast a rider- 14-15 mph, so finishing with a chip time of 16.1 and actual speed of 16.3 while moving (according to my Garmin) was exciting.

[Crankin]

It sounds wonderful.