Saturday, September 30, 2023

09-30-2023 Ride

Solo ride to the Bisikleta starting point, riding through the neighborhood and taking the long way up by the water tower through the 4S Ranch neighborhood.  On this ride at the start were: Jed, Fritz, Rush, Edson, Nel, Charlie, Ray, Gideon, Arnold, Perse, Andy, and Jhonar.  We rode the new default Bisikleta route, down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd.  Then over to El Apajo and up Via de la Valle to Stud Loop.  On the front end of this ride, I was out in the lead for much of it, including up this last climb and through Stud Loop.  We rode over to Paseo Delicias and took a right to get to El Camino del Norte, where I was leading and pushed the pace to the extent that I rode solo all the way down to Rancho Santa Fe Rd.  Several of the riders skipped Stud Loop, but we didn't catch up with them.  At the turn, Perse started heading back to get ready for the party in the afternoon.  The rest of us rode up to the left turn onto Olivenhain Rd, taking it down to El Camino Real and turning right.  We then rode over to La Costa Ave, turning left there and riding a fast pace line over to the freeway.  From there, we rode to the Coast Hwy and stopped for a break at the 7-Eleven, where we met up with the other riders.  After this break, we continued on the Coast Hwy down to Via de la Valle, turning left there and then following the normal route over to Three Witches.  There was something like an attempt at a pace line on the flats on San Dieguito Rd, but it fell apart quickly.  After a fairly short break at the gas station before the climb, we headed out but were strung out on the road.  I was near the front and ended up finishing the climb first, but only because Jed had his chain come off.  I waited for the other riders at the turn onto Camino del Sur, and then Arnold and I kept going once he made the turn.  I pulled him up the climbs, and then he had enough left at the end to ride away without me being able to respond.  Legs were too tired by then, but they didn't cramp.  I was just a short time at the meet-up point before heading home, taking the W Bernardo Dr route.  Not a lot of strength left for that section, so I took it pretty easy.

Avg speed = 18.0 mph. Total distance = 51.6 mi
Bisikleta route avg speed = 18.3 mph
Avg power = 153 W. Weighted avg power = 181 W
Total elevation gain = 2980'
Avg heartrate = 131 bpm

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