Cezanne had to work yesterday, so I headed out to Marshall, Virginia for "the team's" Columbus Day ride. There were only 5 NCVC riders that showed, but it was a good time. We did the "Chester Gap" ride which is a 50 mile ride, with the highlight being a decent climb to cap off the first half of the ride. By decent, I mean brutal at points. It was steady along the main road and then once we turned onto Chester Gap, there were pitches up to 18%.
Above two photos are from the first part of the ride, heading out from Marshall towards Front Royal. We were on beautiful back roads with little traffic.
After the Chester Gap climb (which you can see on the elevation profile of the ride: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/52640782) it was a long and fast descent into Front Royal. We stopped at the "Daily Grind" coffee shop for a quick break before the last 20 mile push back to Marshall.
Harry pulled us almost the entire way back and then proceeded to ride everyone off his wheel without a whole lot of trouble.
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