I took in the annual Octoginta bike ride in Lawrence this morning. This ride is cited by many riders at all three rides I did this summer/fall (Summer Breeze, Gorilla Century, and now Octoginta) as probably the best 1-day riding event in Kansas. The highlights were an extremely pretty, peak fall season ride on very scenic roads, lots of riders (2-3 times Summer Breeze) and a full hot breakfast at the first SAG stop about 13 miles in and a full lunch with hot soup at the finish - which makes for great commraderie. Downsides were a very shortened course -- the 40 mile loop I chose came in at 33 miles -- no second SAG, and (unique to today) very high winds. Most of the veterns today said this year was "off" compared to previous years. Also, for the record, last weeend's Tour de BBQ got rave reviews.
Bottom line is that we should target either the Tour de BBQ or Octoginta as a designated fall ride for us next year. I'll keep the dates in front of us and we can decide if we're up for a group ride. I had a lot of fun today and met a lot of nice folks. Bicylcing is just a great sport! -- Bill
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Totally agree, Bill! We need to incorporate more group rides during the year. Summer Breeze next year for sure. Looks like we might be finished with group rides this year since we're getting ready for Dallas.
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