Today was the Tour de Cure, and I’m happy to report that I finished the race with most of myself intact. I made only one wrong turn, which didn’t cost me much in terms of extra miles. It was a cloudy and cool day (temperatures hovering around 50 all day), and the rain held off until we finished the ride.
The ride itself was quite beautiful. We spent a fair amount of time along the coastline, which while windy was quintessential Cape Cod. The interior part of the ride was also quite pretty, with rolling hills and not very much traffic.
I think the weather scared a number of participants away as there weren’t all that many riders, which was slightly disappointing, mostly because the race lacked the energy that I would expect from a bigger event. For next year, I will sign up for another Tour de Cure ride in the north shore that looks to be a bigger deal. If I can get in shape, I might try the 75K or 100K ride.
I also wanted to publicly thank Jim & Dena, June, Stu & Em, Debbie, and Jennifer and Matt from Grand Central Marketing for supporting the tour to the tune of $700 raised for diabetes research!
Here are the vital statistics of the tour:
| Distance | 31.44 miles |
| Riding time | 2:05 |
| Average Speed | 15 mph |
| Maximum speed | 28.5 mph |
| Total Altitude | 893 feet |
| Maximum Altitude | 110 feet |
| Maximum Climb Grade | 7% |
| Average Climb Grade | 2% |
You have a very sophisticated bicycle computer. What was the relative humidity?
Congratz on what sounds like a pretty nice ride.
D
Left by David Dannenberg on April 27th, 2008