I've got to do a far amount of traveling to get to a brevet. The last one I attended, we ended up riding the first 65 miles against the wind and downwards to 20°F. Ended up only going 100 miles in and turning back when my sciatic pain got out of control and the wind amped up to 15-20 mph. Not fun. Took me a couple months to get the back straightened out with PT, stretches and adding back the core exercises. So I'm calling BS on the cold weather stuff and my riding schedule will be adjusted accordingly. Looking at the Nebraska Sandhills Brevet Tour in June, as that should be a good one. All others will be as desired.