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Distance:
87.39 miles
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Altitude Gain:
3,716 ft
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Avg Speed:
17.11 mph
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Route:
Cayuga Lake
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Avg Grade: 0 %
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Max Grade: 0 %
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Max HR: 0 bpm
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Avg HR: 0 bpm
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Terrain: Road: Hills
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Bike: custom built Cipollini RB800 Road
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Club: Schuyler County Cycling Club |
| Weather Conditions: Hazy Sun 80 F WSW wind @ 4 mph |
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Had planned on riding the Tour de Floyd metric century in Virginia today, but they cancelled the ride due to too many state restrictions and state fees. They didn't seem to happy about it and probably doesn't bode well for smaller road cycling events in that state. Guess they plan on joining New York and Pennsylvania in using fees to dissuade road cycling events. Anyways still have a mountain century in Virginia next weekend so wanted to spend a few hours in the saddle. I've never ridded around Cayuga Lake though have ridden most of both sides on various rides and decided this would be a good opportunity. Asked Mighty Young Joe who lives nearby if he would guide me and he surprised me by saying yes. We started early in hopes of catching a tailwind out then a shifting wind and a strong tailwind home. Joe informed me at the start that Cayuga was a more manly lake then my own Seneca. It is longer and hillier and much more difficult than the flat land I am used too. We rode clockwise around the lake by going up the west side. We had to navigate through Ithaca mainly on a bike trail to get through the city as we started on the east side. The west side is the easier of the two with one good climb and some rollers. The east side had two good climbs with one coming late in the ride. Didn't feel too good as we rolled out, but Joe took mercy on me, and we kept an easy pace for a few miles which was appropriate for the bike\walking trail. Once we got out on the highway and started to climb I felt much better as had good legs and my sinuses caused less issues as the air warmed and dried. We kept a friendly pace but actually caught two other riders that were also going round the lake. Chatted briefly with them but they soon faded away behind us. Road surfaces were good and there were nice shoulders along the entire route. It was nice riding though the views are not nearly as nice as one gets on Seneca. We stopped at a store on the north end of the lake and encountered a large group of cyclists also riding around the lake though I wasn't sure which way they going. The east side of the lake was busier with more small towns and a couple of good climbs. The traffic was light and had no problems with motorists. We ended up taking around five hours not counting the stop. It turned out to be shorter than we thought though we did have to take a detour that may have shortened the ride but added some climbing in. Climbs were mostly highway climbs with one steep section on the detour with most of the climbs maxing at eight percent. Legs felt good after the first hour and climbed better than normal. Ride was really pleasant today which was probably influenced heavily by having eighty percent tailwinds. We also encountered well over a dozen other cyclists along the route. Nice day. Good ride,
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