Winter’s Surprise Encore
Winter made a surprise comeback this Tuesday at SGR, with temps hovering around 30–32°F and a stiff wind whipping in from the west. It felt more like a January Sunday ride than Tuesday in April. As a result, only about 12 to 14 brave souls showed up, bundled and questioning their life choices.
The group was a bit too eager to get moving and rolled out a minute or two early, which left a couple riders chasing and unfortunately missing the group. Always a bummer when that happens.
The wind, mostly from the west but swirling just enough to make you question your sanity, made the entire ride feel like an uphill grind, except for the two short Easterly stretches where the tailwind felt like nature apologizing.
Back to the start, Turner French and Sean Mayer took charge pretty soon after the group turned off Route 10, setting a brisk pace that foreshadowed the pain to come. With about 500 meters to go before Mountain Road, Turner launched it. Only Chris C. and Hunter P. jumped with him and those 3 creating a 20-meter gap onto Mountain Road while the rest of the group scrambled in scattered chase mode.
Up front, on the first hill on Mountain, it quickly narrowed down to just Turner and Hunter. They kept the pressure high all the way down Mountain Road. The group behind came together and had a sort-of screw it moment, letting the two up front roll away for the night.
Little T scooped up the sprints from the "peleton."
Tough day out there. One to write off and maybe laugh. The good news is that Spring-like temps are forecasted for next week. Let's pretend this one never happened.
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