Ride with HP group during lunch, same route as the previous Tuesday. Found out that one of the riders, Bill Braamse, used to race. It figures, since he takes off on the sprint outs and he's fast. I seem to be able to warm up quicker than most of the others. Kept a good pace up the first hill on Carmel Valley Rd and stayed near the front up to the bike trail. This is the section of this route where everybody seems to pull out all of the stops. I had a steady pace going, trading places with another rider. Other stronger riders were in front of me. Near the top, Dan Caputo passed me, but I couldn't match his pace. On the way back via Camino del Sur, I was near the lead for much of this part, although I don't think anybody was riding very hard. After the crest of the gradual climb, the faster riders pulled out and raced to the RB Rd intersection. I hung on the back of this group but didn't make up any ground on them. The RB Road section of the ride is typically a cool-down portion, where nobody goes very fast on the gradual climb.
Average speed = 19.0 mph. Total mileage = 21.0 mi.
Total elevation gain = 890'
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