Originally Posted by datlas

Good ride today but with a bit of drama. Goal pace for Wednesday is 16-17. We did the first half at almost 19, and although I thought we were all together, we dropped one rider. She caught us at the rest stop, and two other cyclists I know were doing the same route but slower, so I apologized for the drop and she said NP she would do second half with the two other slower riders. We ended up around 18.5 average speed (I effing hate that term) which for a 50 mile ride with 2800 feet of elevation was still a bit too fast imo. I really wanted to keep the pace more relaxed, but when the fast horses get on the front and hammer, it’s stay with them or get dropped.