Oct 13, 2016, 4:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Northwest Georgia
50°F to 53°F during most of the ride. No wind.
69 miles, 5000 ft elevation
Normal road shoes and bibs. Thin Swiftwick wool socks, Castelli Nanoflex 2 leg warmers. Under Armor cold gear mock turtleneck base layer. Castelli Alpha ROS jacket. Halo skull cap. REI Polartec Powerwool gloves switching to Giro long finger cycling gloves after daylight.
A little cold infiltrated under the bottom of the Castelli Alpha ROS jersey but I was comfortable most of the time. The only time there was really a chill was crossing a broad valley just before sunrise. The sky was clear and air was calm so the cold settled into the valley and it was brisk. I'm very happy with the Castelli Alpha ROS jersey.
-Tim-