Ride across the USA NYC 2 SF 2018

Hello Everybody! Route: Montrose to Rico no Sunshine Campground For the non-mathematicians out there: Distance: 28 miles (Total 2,415) Average speed: 11.8 mph Calories: 741 Cycling time: 2h 32min Average cadence: 75 rpm Climb: 1,932ft, Descent: 1,470ft Heart (yes I have one): Max 137 Aver 111 Aver Temp: 28C, Max temp 37C Temperament: What an idiot Distance: 57 miles (Total 2,472) Average speed: 8.9 mph Calories: 2,086 Cycling time: 6h 21min Average cadence: 73 rpm Climb: 5,046ft, Descent: 2,077ft Heart (yes I have one): Max 141 Aver 116 Aver Temp: 31C, Max temp 37C Temperament: One of those days to test you [ EDITOR NOTE: Before you read the following paragraphs please take the following actions. ...

Hello Everybody! Route: Dove Creek to Blanding For the non-mathematicians out there: Distance: 47 miles (Total 2,539) Average speed: 12.3 mph Calories: 1,095 Cycling time: 3h 49min Average cadence: 71 rpm Climb: 1,919ft, Descent: 2,559ft Heart (yes I have one): Max 146 Aver 111 Aver Temp: 32C, Max temp 38C Temperament: Enjoyable day back on the saddle Nice start to the day with either tail or no wind all the way to Monticello, which is famous for dunking small rodents in single malt whiskey and then seeing which one falls over first. Odd custom but they don’t have cable TV so what can they do? I had a very nice lunch in the drunk mice place. I had a Sandy with bacon, avocado and side salad – it was on the right. Also a very, very nice vanilla milkshake. This was just as well as the wind gods (small g just in case) were not sleeping off their lunch, oh no, not asleep. I also decided to cycle up the rea...

Hello Everybody! Route: Blanding to Hite Campground (sort of) For the non-mathematicians out there: Distance: 50 miles (Total 2,589) Average speed: 12.2 mph Calories: 961 Cycling time: 4h 07min Average cadence: 67 rpm Climb: 2,457t, Descent: 2,070ft Heart (yes I have one): Max 119 Aver 98 Aver Temp: 32C, Max temp 41 C Temperament: Sizzling, Weird, Getting the hang Made a fairly early start for me at 9am. I would have been a bit earlier but I decided to send a final weight drop to the Airbnb host in San Francisco. I was also carrying additional water, namely 2 expandable bottles, my usual 3 bottles and 4 pints in my expandable 8 pint carrier. Imagine me in silk underwear and the picture is complete.... and the pre-version At the start of the day - little did I know a great descent to follow this gap but then a very naughty climb, oh dear Utah is much wider...