I've been planning to do a real training ride for the last few weeks, but things kept getting in the way. Even though I slept in until 9am and didn't get started until 11am, I decided I wouldn't let that stop me. :-)
I biked down the Los Gatos Creek Trail to Los Gatos, grabbed some breakfast, continued up the trail to Lexington Reservoir, looped around the reservoir, headed up Old Santa Cruz Highway to Summit Rd, grabbed some snacks at the Summit Store, headed down Soquel San Jose Rd to Soquel, crossed over Highway 1 and grabbed some lunch down by the beach at Capitola, headed back over to Aptos, went across the fields to Mt. Madonna Rd (towards Gilroy), headed up Mt. Madonna (very very steep), headed down the other side (dirt), came back up along the Uvas, Chesbro, and Calero Reservoirs down into Almaden, grabbed a sandwich at Togo's (just barely made the 9pm closing) at Almaden and Camden, headed up Meridian to Willow Glen and home. The MapMyRide tool says 87 miles, though I made the route before I left and I deviated from it a bit, leaving the total on the ride computer at 93 miles. I think the MayMyRide elevation gain of 4250 feet is pretty accurate.
The bike worked great and I was very glad I'd bought both front and rear lights yesterday. A good pair of cycling shorts and cycling socks made things relatively comfortable, though I definitely noticed the time in the saddle. I don't think I want to do too many days this long in Europe. I had switched back to the stock tires and they were awesome! No flats and they handled the dirt on Mt. Madonna with no problem.
Map below:
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