Was pretty cold at the house, so I put on double gloves and my winter booties, along with three top layers. Even so, my hands were pretty cold at the start, the rest was fine. Headed over through the neighborhood and the extended loop through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, including riding up by and around target to get to the meet-up point. On this Bisikleta ride, there were: Zac and Joey (they have moved back to San Diego since both are working remotely), Perse, Jed, Fritz, Rob, Nel, Charlie, Eric, Kamal, Maher, and Gideon. We headed out Camino del Sur and down San Dieguito Rd, it was me and Kamal ahead of the others, and by this time it was a little warmer (I'd ditched the booties in Nel's car). Down to El Apajo, turning right and waiting for everybody to gather up. Then it was over to Via de la Valle, where I led the group up the climb to the beginning of Stud Loop. Another gathering, then we rode the loop over to El Montevideo, with me and Jed mainly in the front until near the end, when I pulled away from the others. Eric was riding strong on this day throughout the ride and was consistently in the front group. Took El Montevideo up to Via de Fortuna and turned right to get over to El Camino del Norte, where we turned left and headed downhill to Rancho Santa Fe Rd. At the end, Kamal, Fritz, and I sprinted out, but I couldn't keep up with Fritz at the end. We turned right and took this road over to Olivenhain Rd, I had stayed near the back and then rode hard to get up to the front on the little climb. Left at this junction, then we took it and Leucadia Blvd up to Quail Gardens Dr. There is another short, kinda steep climb here, and I finished well ahead of the others. Right turn, another gathering point, then it was over and down to Saxony Rd, turning right there and using it to get to La Costa Ave. We took this road over to the coast and stopped at the usual 7-Eleven for a break, maybe a little longer one than we needed. After that, we headed back via PCH through Del Mar (I pushed the pace and led up the little climb into the village) and over to Carmel Valley Rd. Route back from here was the usual, via the 56 bike path and Camino del Sur. On the bike path, it was me, Eric, Jed, and Rob out in front, and we formed something of a pace line on the stretch just past Carmel Valley Rd and gently climbing up. On the second climb, Rob dropped back, and eventually I put in a big effort to catch, and pass, Eric, who had attacked. My right quad bothered me on this section, and I was worried that it would get worse, but it didn't really. It just kept letting me know that I was pushing the pace pretty hard. For the return on Camino del Sur, it was me, Fritz, Jed, and Eric in the front for a while, then Fritz and I outpaced the others and finished together. I took a longer route home, staying on Camino del Norte over to Bernardo Center Dr (that little climb past Camino San Bernardo caused me some pain) and then to W Bernardo Dr. I was slowing down by this point, didn't fuel up enough on the ride and was feeling the effects. I stayed on this road down the hill until turning on Aguamiel Rd and riding it up to Aguacate Way, turning right there and taking it up to the cul-de-sac before turning around and heading home via Creciente Way. That allowed me to get to 60 miles for the ride. Legs held out well, I should have eaten more, and my right quad was tender for the rest of the day as I took it easy.
Avg speed = 17.2 mph. Total mileage = 60.2 mi
Bisikleta ride avg speed = 17.7 mph
Avg power = 163 W. Weighted avg power = 193 W
Total elevation gain = 3550'
Avg heartrate = 122 bpm
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