Hi all... well, I completed my 5th century of the year on Saturday... the Cool Breeze in Ventura, CA. It was a PERFECT day for riding... slightly overcast and cool...

the century had about 3200 ft of climbing...as far as I could tell ALL in the first 40 miles!! Once ya get thru the climbing there were some fantastic views of the ocean and the USS Ronald Reagan out in the distance... I got some fantastic pics which I will post a bit later. Anyway, for me it was an uneventful ride... I was riding with a newer person who had a gazillion mechanicals followed by a crash when an unleashed dog came at her... followed by a broken seat post which resulted in her sagging in at mile 58 or so... she ended up at the ER and now on crutches!

Caligurl did the DOUBLE METRIC WITH 7300 FT CLIMBING!!! the woman is a billy goat in the mountains I tell ya! Super strong climber... I saw her at the end and it didn't even look like she'd ridden 124 miles! I, on the other hand, looked as tho someone beat me! Hair sticking out every which way, covered in sweat and salt... and really happy to see the dinner they put out!

Overall a great ride... my next century is 9/24! Lighthouse Century in San Luis Obispo!

I'll add the pics in a few hours...