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Thursday Cycling Club Group Ride Report

6/26/2019

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It was temporary to park at the Heit center (back to the church for next week) but good luck finding a parking spot in the sea of cars.  I finally found a spot, got on the bike and....
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….ran into Lisa A who has had to manage a knee issue that has limited her cycling time.  But, while expressing interest in riding with the non existent C group, rode with and hung with the B group.
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A small group by Thursday standards, only 38, gather in a corner of the parking lot.
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Marty, Jon M, new guy and Sandy listen to Don N make the usual pre-ride comments.  There have been several new people showing up for the Rivet group which is welcome.  However, the bike handling, by a few, can be squirrelly so some of the usual Riveters are not coming out for the rides.
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A happy bunch but why not?  Weather radar looked ominous earlier in the day but it was all clear at 6pm.
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The Rivets head out, then the A group and then my happy bunch of B's begins....
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….our 50 mile route to the east, through Granville and farther east until the return.
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We regroup a few times and at each stop, we are reminded of how freakin hot and humid it is.  With my cycling miles way down, I began to wonder if I had it in me to keep up for the entire route so.....
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…..I went south on Burg and was surprised that two of the HH boys came along too. They had a race on Saturday so chose to take it easy this evening.  Lisa too came along and we rolled into Granville and stopped at the CVS to await the others.
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Yes, getting dropped east of 661 in the Badlands would be a very bad thing for me although after the ride I concluded I would have been ok but stopping at the CVS allowed me to....
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….catch three Riveters who had been dropped at some point as they tank up at the fountain.  Then....
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...the A group rolled in to also replenish the fluid levels.
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Yes, the fountain was a popular spot as cyclists took turns filling water bottles and hurling barbs at me.
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A line of very nice bikes.
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It was getting kind of late by the time the rest of the B group rolled into Granville so we decided to go off route and take a more direct approach back to New Albany.  It was a good idea as we just made it back prior to the sun disappearing below the horizon.  Above, we regroup at the top of Jersey Mill.  I finished with 40 miles and a 18.8 average. Meantime, the Rivet group finished with a 23mph average for their 55 mile ride.
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I dislike being the bearer of depressing news but the days are now getting shorter!!! Yes my numerous friends, since my birthday (6/21) the amount of daylight is diminishing and thus our distances are starting to wind down a bit. A fine route for a hot, humid evening bike ride. See you out there:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19222842
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27660481
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19222803
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