We took our annual snow photograph, today. Every year we take a picture to show the snow! The snow was really high this year. The roads were clear. We had a temperature of approximately 35F. So, sadly, the snow is melting. Make sure you join our Strava group! The link to the club page is off to the right.
Most did the 25 mile route from Hanson, today. At Hanson we have a relatively flat route. It takes approximately 1:30 to finish the route. We went for coffee after the ride at the Dunkin’ Donuts.
We will ride next week on January 22. We roll at 9AM, sharp. We meet at the Shaw’s Supermarket plaza in Hanson (470 Liberty Street Hanson).
Some stopped to take pictures at the various Halloween spots. In the above picture is Andy, Pam, Maria, and Judy. Maria is wearing the new podium jackets from DNA cycling that we ordered. Toasty! There is a second order of the jackets that is being fulfilled. We will also make swaps with people to handle sizing errors. Mike Togo is managing the jacket order.
In the picture to the left is most of the B and C groups at Togoland. Togoland used to be actually laid in a different configuration from when we first created this route. It has changed a little bit. The town improved the safety of the roadway by changing the mouth of Fuller road and the intersection. Togoland is located at Fuller and Thompson Street in Middleboro.
At Togoland
There was great turnout for the Hanson ride. We had several groups. We had 40 riders. Many rode 35 miles. We had a new member, Eric, from Pennsy. He just moved here! A large number of the group
Mike providing the safety talk
rode the 28 mile route through Fuller street and Franklin street. Franklin street was repaved last month. This section runs past the infamous Corn Maze. The transformation of the riding experience is immense. Instead of riding a death trap full of people sized potholes we had fresh and smooth asphalt without any breaks. Irish Liz and John lead a group. Greg also lead another B group. Mike lead the C group and Judy lead a C group on the 32 mile loop.
On Saturday a bunch of rode from the Grist Mill. We did 65 miles. We have several options from the Grist Mill. It is great place to park within downtown Plymouth. We can walk via the pathway to the waterfront for a recovery snack after the ride.
You don’t have to stick the exact route all of the time. You can vary the route. Some of the roads in Wareham and Rochester have new pavement. It is very enjoyable to ride them. A good stretch in Middleboro was also paved. It is nice to change it up every once in awhile.
On this route we actually went on the canal for a change of pace. It is busy, but it was workable. It was nice to have fully furnished restrooms at MP 20, too. In the map shown below you can see the whole route.
We stopped for breakfast in Onset. Around 10:30am, we were drinking coffee and eating pizza. We heard a few stories from a man with a gift of gab.
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Mens
Dan McCabe 27:35.8 #1 26.0mph
Dave McCutcheon 31:29.2 #2 22.9mph
Vito Visconte 31:44.1 #3 22.5mph
Robert Silvers 36:16.0 20.0mph
Travis Wenkalmen 36:16.9 19.9mph
Keith Naymie 37:31.7 19.1mph
Mike Borden 39:32.6 18.2 mph
Ladies Champion
Nikki Montanaro 44:19.0
Members found the course to have some challenges. The wind was unique to the course. The crosswind across the hay field slowed the direction of travel in both directions. The course was mostly north and south on one road.
The temperature was close to 90 Degrees. The humidity level was approximately 90%. This would also slow speeds. The higher humidity level increases air resistance.
In August we will try for a Time Trial on the Box in Middleboro, which is Precint, Thompson, Summer, and Plain streets.
Thanks for coming! I appreciate everyone’s hard work.
We took our annual snow photograph, today. Every year we take a picture to show the snow! The snow was really high this year. The roads were clear. We had a temperature of approximately 35F. So, sadly, the snow is melting. Make sure you join our Strava group! The link to the club page is off to the right.
