This was an eventful ride, and not in a good way. Was chilly at the start from home but not too bad. Up through the neighborhood and then the long way up by the road to the water tower in the 4S Ranch Neighborhood. Big turnout on this ride, here is who rode: Perse, Rob, David (new rider, friend of Rob's), Arnold, Jed, Fritz, Levi, Kamal, Jamil, Nel, Charlie, Ogie, Jhonar, Alex (I think I have ridden with him before) and Vic. We headed down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd. Others got ahead on the CdS Bump but I caught up with them all, including Jamil, who put in a big effort here. Down into Fairbanks Ranch, with a number of other riders catching up and passing me on the downhill, so I scrambled to stay with them. We gathered up at the bottom of the hill and formed a pace line. It stayed pretty well organized on this stretch. At the turn onto El Camino Real, we waited for a while, then saw a note that Fritz had crashed and needed some bandaids. Eventually, that group caught up with us, and by that time we had also connected with Irwin, who decided to join us for the rest of the ride. Fritz was a little banged up, torn jersey and vest, and his helmet had taken a minor hit. But he decided to keep riding. We headed over to Via de la Valle and then to the Coast Hwy. Gathered up everybody and continued riding north. Pace wasn't super fast, but it picked up when we dropped down into Cardiff and were riding into Encinitas. At this point, Fritz hit a rock in the road and went down, taking Rob and Jed with him. Fritz had the hardest fall, and he was done for the day. Bad scrapes at a number of places but no obvious breaks or tears. He and Levi ended up taking an Uber back to the starting point, and Jhonar and Ogie turned around then too. The rest of us continued on but at a (slightly) more measured pace, we were all feeling a little freaked out by the crash. Rob took a hit to his quad and knee, but he kept riding. We rode up to La Costa and stopped at the 7-Eleven for a break before continuing on. The ride back down the coast was into a mild headwind. Everybody was riding a little slower, but Jed was still pushing a pretty fast pace. We retraced our route back, and on the San Dieguito Rd flats Jed essentially pulled the rest of us for most of the way in a loosely organized pace line for some of the riders. Quick stop at the gas station before continuing on. On the Three Witches climb, I did okay, couldn't keep up with Jed and Arnold. The riders in the lead kept going at the turn onto Camino del Sur, and I was feeling it in my legs, not enough push to close the gap that Jed, Arnold, and Kamal created. After waiting for everybody to make it back to the starting point, I headed home, taking RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr and then to Duenda Rd. Was pretty slow on the way home, running out of energy. I did a little sidetrack on Matinal Dr to Matinal Rd to Cabela Dr to Luz Pl, adding enough distance to put me over 50 miles for the ride. Legs were more sore than usual, probably due in part to having jogged for part of my walk on the previous day.
Avg speed = 17.4 mph. Total mileage = 50.2 mi
Bisikleta route avg speed = 18.2 mph
Avg power = 160 W. Weighted avg power = 183 W
Total elevation gain = 2040'
Avg heartrate = 120 bpm
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