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Huh, sorry to hear that, CJ!
My route worked out pretty well. There were two sections riding straight into the teeth of the wind, both about 15 miles, and the first one was pretty brutal, but by the time we hit the second one, the wind was dying down. When we submit our routes, of course, we can't know the weather we'll get. But at this time of year we can be pretty confident of a strong west wind during the day. If I do another fleche, I'm going to try to take that wind pattern into account.
Riding through the night, with the nearly full moon bright overhead, was really nice. I should have brought more warm clothes, though.
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