March cycling: In like the Lion of Flanders, out like...?

[Lelani Carver]

And the sun is shining today, taunting me...

Good job! It was for a good cause.

[lauraelmore1033]

Good job! It was for a good cause.

Yes indeed! I probably wouldn't have done it otherwise, considering the weather.
MM_QFC, it was a pleasure to meet you, and brightened up a rather dreary start!

[ny biker]

I led a 38-mile club ride yesterday. It was cold, cloudy and windy at the start, and I was not-so-secretly hoping that no one would show up. But they did show up, 12 people, so I added a few more layers and off we went. Mercifully, the sun came out after the first couple of miles, which took the edge off the cold wind. The route was pretty much a clockwise circle, so we were okay for the first 2/3 or so, then turned into a strong headwind for several unpleasant miles. Up to that point I was averaging 14 mph, just where I'd hoped to be, but by the end of the ride I was below 13. Even pedaling downhill was slow thanks to the wind. Nonetheless it was nice to get out on the bike, and I liked the route so will plan to ride it again sometime.

Later in the afternoon I learned that a friend had crashed while helping out with a big group ride that a local advocacy group holds each year. She suffered a broken femur, just got out of surgery a little while ago. We'd already been planning rides for later this spring and summer, starting with her birthday ride in a couple of weeks. I hope her recovery goes well.