Originally Posted by
FlamsteadHill
I am thinking of trying a metric century this weekend. I have a route picked out that has roughly the same total climbing feet at the 46 mile route (just under 3000) and a max grade of 8.1%.
I will bring (2) 1 Liter water bottles and some food, and plan to stop at at least (2) country/general stores for more water/supplies as needed. My RideWithGPS app tells me it should take about 4:45, so I will be happy to finish in 5:30 with 3 or maybe 4 stops.
So it ended up being 63.6 miles (102.4 km) and I did it in 4:54 with 0:22 stops (2 roughly 10 minute rests plus a couple traffic related). 13.7 mph overall, 14.0 mph average moving.
Looking towards my full Century now.