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| Ursa Minor route with OFR gruppo from Magee Park |
it was more like 38F! Had my knee warmers, arm warmers, long glove liners, full under shirt base layer and paper vest. Can't wait for the time change next week.
Stopped at the Solana Donuts just before 7 AM for a check out on what they have. This is the control before the turn north. I ended up with a seventy-five cent buttermilk with chocolate topping. No inside bathrooms. Sun was starting to come up on Coast Hwy. 101 northward. Temp was up to 50F. I was way early for the meet up at Magee Park in Carlsbad, so did some recon work on local roads for another new "University Loop" permanent I'm working on. Rode over to Magee before 8:00 and sat in the sun warming up. A few riders starting arriving, so we chatted about gearing for the PIE ride on the 21st. Left Magee park at 8:40 with a dozen riders.
Nice fast ride through the base as we stopped to check out a Swami's lady rider who had a flat. Of course she didn't carry any tube or such. Paul Nevin stayed back with her and helped her with the fix. We regrouped after the Las Pulgas gate. I saw a racer guy go past and followed him up to San Onofre State Park, bathroom #11. I removed my cool weather stuff and packed it away. The others arrived and hit the water and bathrooms. Nice ride up through San Clemente and on toward Dana Point. I cut off on the San Juan River Trail toward San Juan Capistrano. Detour. I followed the signs around and soon caught up with the Trail. Nice tailwind! Stopped at McDonalds for water and ice creme cone for receipt.
I usually allow 50 minutes for the regroup near Dana Point. I was running late due to the detour. I only waited 10 minutes and Ben and Paul rode by. Only 2? I chased them down and rode with them to San Clememte. The pack was not far behind. Full regroup by Trestles Path. Bruce was in race mode back to #11. Andrea on her new Specialiazed S-Works and Tom joined in. I left before the group and enjoyed some peaceful cruising time at 15mph to Las Pulgas Gate. Several riders hopped rides back from there. Half of us went through the base: Kiwi Stuart, Steve Ring, new guy Eric, John, and one other. Nice fast pace as Steve did the pulling. We rolled down Harbor Drive and I cut over to the SLR Bike Path. OH oh. Another detour. I did the loop through Oceanside and picked up the Bike Path at Benet Street. Nice tailwind as I wasn't feeling it. I continued straight off the Bike Path onto Santa Fe to Vista and took Mission Road back to San Marcos instead. Still 129 mile for this route. Oh, well. Decent day. I didn't feel that chippy when I got home. Weird food day.
-randorides
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