| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
2/1/2025
(Thu)
|
25.60 |
Brr, not too cold, but very windy. Windchill was about zero C. |
550 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. |
4/1/2025
(Sat)
|
39.10 |
40. Maybe I just getting old. |
1,650 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
Comments: Treis Amigos route. Did get a few dogs, who unfortunately, live with people who are ill trained. Sad
1650 feet. Brr. |
5/1/2025
(Sun)
|
21.10 |
Brr. Started to drizzle. Temperature will start to drop. Soon be colder than St Paul. |
675 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Laps around the Indian Spring water plant. 675 feet. |
13/1/2025
(Mon)
|
16.00 |
Awful and icy. Did a couple of track-stands on the ice. |
275 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Comet. Brr also |
15/1/2025
(Wed)
|
41.15 |
Brr. Got up to 40 air temp. Ice still on the road in part. |
925 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Toes were cold at the end. Still ice on the trail. |
16/1/2025
(Thu)
|
24.60 |
Cool but gusty winds 20 plus |
720 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Did loops around Indian Creek, Locust Grove |
17/1/2025
(Fri)
|
41.15 |
Cold 40s little wind |
928 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Still spots of ice on the Silver Comet. A guy on a electric bike did a spin on and bounced off the ice. |
18/1/2025
(Sat)
|
11.00 |
better but wet |
450 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Short ride between weather fronts. |
22/1/2025
(Wed)
|
15.60 |
Brr. 34 degrees plus wind |
690 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Super Vigorelli
Track |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Laps on the Vigorelli |
23/1/2025
(Thu)
|
21.70 |
Brr same temperature as yesterday brr |
1,025 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Super Vigorelli
Track |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Laps on the Vigorelli |
24/1/2025
(Fri)
|
11.50 |
Warmer (2 F) than yesterday but wind was up to 10mph. Cold on the head. |
520 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Super Vigorelli
Track |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Laps, brr |
25/1/2025
(Sat)
|
41.15 |
Brr but warmer, sorta! |
925 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Did Silver Comet today. Hit a rock hard under one of the bridges. Wasn't there on the way out. Knock my handle bars loose. |
28/1/2025
(Tue)
|
41.55 |
40s |
925 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet with cold nose |
29/1/2025
(Wed)
|
41.10 |
Nicer and warmer today. Still worn colder weather kit. |
880 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver comet. |
| January Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 14 |
392.30 |
n/a |
11,138 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1/2/2025
(Sat)
|
45.20 |
50s |
1,015 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver comet |
3/2/2025
(Mon)
|
53.25 |
wow like spring. But beware the groundhog says winter! |
1,180 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Out and back Silver Comet |
5/2/2025
(Wed)
|
36.40 |
Nice with a little wind. |
1,750 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: South Henry and Spalding counties. Some dog challenges. |
7/2/2025
(Fri)
|
47.10 |
Wet road |
980 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Professional Lugless
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Grungy. :-) |
9/2/2025
(Sun)
|
41.54 |
Not bad 50s |
980 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Rode and talked with several riders. :-) |
10/2/2025
(Mon)
|
41.15 |
Much colder than Sunday. High 47 degrees with a 7-10 mile wind |
980 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet |
13/2/2025
(Thu)
|
31.45 |
Cool 40s. |
685 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Wet from rains large "lakes" in areas. Feet were soaked. |
18/2/2025
(Tue)
|
41.10 |
Brr mid 40s |
890 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Got strafed by a Cooper's Hawk. Beautiful bird. |
21/2/2025
(Fri)
|
19.15 |
40s brr, it was cold but better than the last couple of days |
780 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Near Locust Grove. |
22/2/2025
(Sat)
|
41.15 |
Mid 40s |
905 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. 2:23 |
23/2/2025
(Sun)
|
45.12 |
Cold feet. Its between wearing covers and not. Smart wool sock do great, over 32 windchill. |
985 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Out to the nursery. Brr still 40s with 7-10 wind. Comet today. |
28/2/2025
(Fri)
|
53.25 |
Nice |
1,224 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Much better weather (maybe). Got stung and had a bug in my mouth. |
| February Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 12 |
495.86 |
n/a |
12,354 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1/3/2025
(Sat)
|
33.10 |
nice but windy |
755 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet |
8/3/2025
(Sat)
|
45.60 |
Nice |
940 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Got rid of COVID! |
11/3/2025
(Tue)
|
35.75 |
60s |
1,475 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride |
12/3/2025
(Wed)
|
29.35 |
69 with 7-8 wind |
1,100 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Around Henry and Spalding Counties |
13/3/2025
(Thu)
|
41.15 |
Nice, for now! |
875 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Rode the Comet today. Two rather large horses were on the trail. Big business was found. |
15/3/2025
(Sat)
|
41.30 |
Windy. Getting prepared for that big storm from the west. Wind 15 plus |
890 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Even through the trees the wind was something |
19/3/2025
(Wed)
|
12.50 |
Nice but windy |
485 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Light headed today. Cut short. Rode out of Mampton. |
20/3/2025
(Thu)
|
41.10 |
48 degrees with a stiff 12-25 wind |
925 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Brr |
21/3/2025
(Fri)
|
41.15 |
Brr 40s at the start with a 10 mile NW wind. |
960 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
Comments: Silver Comet. Three deer. One jumped in front of me and glad that the other hung back.
I keep getting different altitude gained on this route. Upwards of 150 feet higher or lower with Garmin. |
23/3/2025
(Sun)
|
41.60 |
Actually nice, though windy. |
910 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Comet today. Yesterday taught a bike maintenance clinic. |
25/3/2025
(Tue)
|
33.10 |
60s low 70s. Stiff wind 15 plus gusting |
1,355 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Groupr ride. Averaged 17.1. |
26/3/2025
(Wed)
|
21.75 |
low 70s with a stiff wind |
965 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride. |
27/3/2025
(Thu)
|
41.15 |
Cool with small wind |
895 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Variances with Garmin. |
| March Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 13 |
458.60 |
n/a |
12,530 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1/4/2025
(Tue)
|
33.20 |
Nice |
1,492 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride. Pollen!!! |
2/4/2025
(Wed)
|
19.50 |
80s with a good breeze |
798 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride in Spalding County |
3/4/2025
(Thu)
|
41.10 |
Warm and windy |
885 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Saw a copperhead and a turkey hen. |
4/4/2025
(Fri)
|
41.10 |
Nice mid 80s and a bit breezy |
825 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Tree work on the trail. |
8/4/2025
(Tue)
|
36.10 |
Cool 60 with blustery winds 12-18 |
1,450 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group Ride tonight |
9/4/2025
(Wed)
|
21.95 |
62 with slight wind. |
985 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride Spalding county from Henry. |
10/4/2025
(Thu)
|
30.20 |
cool |
725 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Made it short today. |
12/4/2025
(Sat)
|
20.50 |
cool |
450 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: short |
13/4/2025
(Sun)
|
45.50 |
nice 60s |
1,025 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Lots of Goldendoodles! |
14/4/2025
(Mon)
|
33.10 |
nice |
705 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: |
16/4/2025
(Wed)
|
25.20 |
Windy at first |
1,250 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride |
19/4/2025
(Sat)
|
45.60 |
low 70s |
975 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Rode with an met old friends and new ones. |
21/4/2025
(Mon)
|
45.20 |
nice |
985 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet |
22/4/2025
(Tue)
|
10.20 |
Heavy Thunderstorms |
325 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride, did my warmup and crash. I went to the house. |
25/4/2025
(Fri)
|
50.50 |
Nice, but wet |
1,077 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. My Celeste Bianchi is more black than green. |
27/4/2025
(Sun)
|
45.70 |
nice mid 70 |
970 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: New HR monitor. Silver Comet |
28/4/2025
(Mon)
|
33.10 |
Nice |
820 |
Road: Hills |
Bianchi Specialissima
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Nice |
29/4/2025
(Tue)
|
26.25 |
low 80 |
1,005 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: group ride |
| April Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 18 |
604.00 |
n/a |
16,747 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1/5/2025
(Thu)
|
41.15 |
Wet. Bike is dirty and crunchy |
885 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Dirt in mouth. |
3/5/2025
(Sat)
|
36.85 |
Missed the rain, barely. |
1,485 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride after Dr. John memorial. Killed by a hit and run who walked at the end. . |
4/5/2025
(Sun)
|
41.35 |
mid 60s plus |
925 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet |
5/5/2025
(Mon)
|
33.30 |
mid 60s |
790 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Out and back on Silver Comet. |
14/5/2025
(Wed)
|
24.58 |
Nice mid 80s |
958 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride Henry and Spalding Counties. |
16/5/2025
(Fri)
|
20.58 |
Nice |
718 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Got some time while wife is recovering. |
20/5/2025
(Tue)
|
33.10 |
nice |
731 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Back on the bike after helping wife with her recovery from surgery. Beat |
21/5/2025
(Wed)
|
26.75 |
Windy at the start (gusts to 20 plus) |
1,018 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride |
22/5/2025
(Thu)
|
41.10 |
Windy |
935 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. I think my ticker medicine is effecting me with too slow heart rate. Hmm. |
25/5/2025
(Sun)
|
41.45 |
Nice but damp. |
935 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet, kamikaze Squirrels and a coup of Deer. |
26/5/2025
(Mon)
|
33.25 |
Nice but soaking wet road. |
735 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Nasty, clean the bike and lighten by 1 kilo of road crap. |
28/5/2025
(Wed)
|
25.05 |
nice. no storms |
965 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride |
30/5/2025
(Fri)
|
41.15 |
Wet and a repeat of earlier this week. |
935 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Bike was crunchy dirty at the end. Got a cleaning and wax. |
| May Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 13 |
439.66 |
n/a |
12,015 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1/6/2025
(Sun)
|
41.25 |
nice sw wind @10 |
935 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Nice |
2/6/2025
(Mon)
|
33.30 |
Nice |
735 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Out and back on the Comet. Got allergy shots today, so easy! |
3/6/2025
(Tue)
|
32.50 |
Nice 80s breezy |
1,350 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Group ride |
5/6/2025
(Thu)
|
41.25 |
Nice, but route was wet and gritty |
925 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet, rode with Devon. Just met. |
6/6/2025
(Fri)
|
21.50 |
warm |
525 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: short ride - need to clean chain, way too much grit last 7 days. |
10/6/2025
(Tue)
|
30.75 |
nice and windy |
775 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
Comments: Rode on a trail in Charollet NC. Went to a nice shop, stinky, though.
Up in Rock Hill SC helping granddaughter with college orientation. Lots of driving. Checked out the Velodrome, steep 41 degrees. Maybe Ill bring the Vigorelli up here. |
11/6/2025
(Wed)
|
6.20 |
Ready to storm |
0 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Rode with #2 granddaughter. She will be good soon. Likes to mountain bike with her dad. |
13/6/2025
(Fri)
|
33.30 |
Dry but wet on pavement |
785 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Got back rom taking granddaughter to her college. |
15/6/2025
(Sun)
|
41.75 |
Nice and humid |
875 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet, got attacked by a turkey hen and a squirrel. |
16/6/2025
(Mon)
|
33.10 |
Dry, sort of |
780 |
Road: Hills |
Mercian Veolicita 853 Pro
Road |
Southern Crescent Cycling |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Met a lady originally from Finland and a couple of large snakes. |
| June Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 10 |
314.90 |
n/a |
7,685 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Weather Conditions |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 80 |
2,705.32 |
n/a |
72,469 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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