Wind is always there. I kind of like hills more.
As far as “19mph avg,” don’t give up. At 62, I got into a 5-man pace line, for 130 miles, with 5300’ of climbing, but a steady tailwind. We were over 19 mph not only at 100, but for 130 miles, too. Avg age = 62.
We fell off after that because one of the 67-year-olds started to fade at 165 miles. We stayed together and finished 230.2 at 17.01 mph. A couple of the others only rode 228, which cut them below 17.0. Same tailwind, all day.
None of us generally average more than 17 on individual rides, and if it’s hilly, 14-15, same with wind. Our Monday night shootouts generally leave me into the wind at 10-12 mph.
The wind sucks, but relax and spin up, you are capable of riding more than you know.
Last edited by bamboobike4; 04-03-22 at 10:15 AM.