My first organized ride of the year, this past Saturday, was likely the hilliest ride I will do this year. This is a ride I signed up for last year, but then didn’t actually ride when it was 48°F and raining that Saturday morning. This year it was warmer (by about 15°F), though it rained on the ride down to Nelsonville and during most of the last half of the ride (including absolutely pouring right at the end as I pulled into the parking lot). I missed a turn early and ended up riding out and back on the back half of the course which is fine, it probably saved me 600 ft (183 m) of climbing. I ended up walking much of 2 of the hills. Temp (min/avg/max) – 59.0/61.1/64.4°F, no wind, but lots of rain, max grade – 19.4%, total climbing – 1590 ft (485 m), cadence (avg/max) – 67.8/98, HR (avg/max) – 148.4/183, HRM zones 3-5 2:00, power (avg/max) – 131/1351W. 29.22 mi (47.03 km) in 2:21:02, avg – 12.43 mph (20.00 km/h), max – 40.3 mph (64.9 km/h). According to mapmyride.com, 2 cat 5 climbs, one 0.8 mi long, the other 1.0 mi long, and note that max grade up there.
