Yesterday we rode out of Petaluma for a pretty lite easy ride of about 38 miles Fairfield. Once we got past the traffic congestion of the city we were able to stay together as a group pretty nicely. We did have a few issues with finding a comfortable pace for everyone. It is very tough to ride with such a diverse group of cyclist. We have some that have started ride just a few weeks ago and are going to ride into fitness and some who have been riding for years or have been training for this ride. Add into that the different levels of abilities and basic skill levels and it is challenging to say the least. All in all everything was handled very professionally and courtouesly. It is day 2 so we will have many ways to work and ride together over the next 60+ days. Since it was such a short day we arrived at our Best Western a bit before 2pm. We spent the rest of the day hanging out at the pool enjoying the beautiful weather.
Today was the start of our long mileage days. We had planned on riding 87 miles from Fairfield to Jackson with last 7+ miles being a very steady climb. We had one major problem, a very crappy section of road about 20 miles in. It was decided for the safety of the whole group that we would shuttle to our lunch stop instead of risking a major mishap or injury. It was the right thing to do, absolutely.
We were shuttled 20 miles to lunch stop at Michael David Winery. As we left we were greeted by the founder of the winery who was a World War 2 Purple Heart receiptent. All of our riders and staff were very honored to meet him.
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