My first ever race was in weather like that, thankfully it was a crit. So it was only 50min plus a lap. Half way through it started to pour down rain and it was only about 50 degrees to start with. I was very cold and very wet at the end. Plus I had yet to learn how to draft properly in rain so I kept geting sprayed with other peoples rooster tails.

Had a 50 mile ride this past October, only ended up doing about 40 of it because it got canceled. It rained the whole time, wind was blowing, and it was only about 40 -45 degrees. Yeah that was really fun, yeah right. My feet were numb to after that ride. The full fingered gloves I wore could be rung out after the ride. So I can kind of understand what you went through.

Congrates you have reached yet another level of diehard cyclist. Now we both have to try commuting for a week in the snow at 10 degrees. I'm kidding don't try that.