Cruisin the Conejo
Went "Cruisin the Conejo" this past Saturday along with about 1300 of my best friends. We had great weather on this silver Anniversary Edition of a great ride which in part benefits Boy Scout Troop 753. They are a big reason for this ride's well earned reputation like the Eagle Scout pictured here who was one of several at the ably staffed rest stops who would patiently hold on to your bike while you refueled. I elected the "metric century" option at 68 miles with about 3000 feet of climbing. You never know what to expect in these events. The morning started cool and overcast. First guy I talked to graduated from the same high school I did just a few years before me. One fellow was riding with his 16 year old twin boys. One of them was up ahead of us because "that's the way he is" and the other was behind, struggling some with the hills. Motorpaced behind a farm tractor for a while. He was too wide to pass on the left and nearly sweeping riders into the ditch on the right. Felt strong the whole way. Attacked the hills and maintained good pace on the flat. Refueled smartly at the rest stops and lingered only briefly. Kept the waterbottle charged with electrolyte drink. Passed far more than passed me and no one went by on the climbs. One young gal latched on to my wheel for the last third of the event. Said she liked drafting behind me. She's an ocean swimmer (as in the Alcatraz swim) that wants to race criteriums. She crashed with about 5 miles to go and finished the rest of the ride without a front brake. The post ride BBQ was top notch. An excellent day overall. Great job Troop 753!
Went "Cruisin the Conejo" this past Saturday along with about 1300 of my best friends. We had great weather on this silver Anniversary Edition of a great ride which in part benefits Boy Scout Troop 753. They are a big reason for this ride's well earned reputation like the Eagle Scout pictured here who was one of several at the ably staffed rest stops who would patiently hold on to your bike while you refueled. I elected the "metric century" option at 68 miles with about 3000 feet of climbing. You never know what to expect in these events. The morning started cool and overcast. First guy I talked to graduated from the same high school I did just a few years before me. One fellow was riding with his 16 year old twin boys. One of them was up ahead of us because "that's the way he is" and the other was behind, struggling some with the hills. Motorpaced behind a farm tractor for a while. He was too wide to pass on the left and nearly sweeping riders into the ditch on the right. Felt strong the whole way. Attacked the hills and maintained good pace on the flat. Refueled smartly at the rest stops and lingered only briefly. Kept the waterbottle charged with electrolyte drink. Passed far more than passed me and no one went by on the climbs. One young gal latched on to my wheel for the last third of the event. Said she liked drafting behind me. She's an ocean swimmer (as in the Alcatraz swim) that wants to race criteriums. She crashed with about 5 miles to go and finished the rest of the ride without a front brake. The post ride BBQ was top notch. An excellent day overall. Great job Troop 753!
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