Ride Leader: Ken Hablow
37 miles, 10:00 am start from North Bridge parking lot, Concord, MA
Riders (20): Ken, Bernie Flynn, Bob Wadsworth, Bob Wolf, Butch Pemstein, Curt Dudley-Marling, Dan Krechmer, David Cooper, David Fay, Dom Jorge, Frank Hubbard, Gerry Sheetoo, Greg Trerotola, Judith McMichael, Judy Trerotola, Marc Baskin, Maria Noya, Rich Taylor, Richard Lawrence, and Selig Saltzman.
The first WW ride of 2019 was, well, nice and uneventful. We left Concord and made our first stop at Great Brook, where we picked up two riders who had been late at the start and had caught up. From there we rode through Chelmsford, Westford, Acton, and back to Concord, with only a couple of short stops to collect people, although we were not spread too far out (or so I thought).
We managed to lose only two riders near the end - they missed a turn and took a short cut back to Concord. The turn was rough and riders had slowed way down. They were bunched up a bit and the arrow probably thought everyone was through.
There was bright sun all day with very light wind. However, the humidity was in the 25% range which is quite dry, so any wind and/or moving on the bike made the air feel cold. The temperature was just above freezing when we started and rose all the way to 42. It wasn't until we got back to Concord that the wind finally changed direction.
Thanks to Butch for sweeping and to all who arrowed. Bob Wadsworth joined us four miles from the end, as he was recovering from pneumonia.
Report by Ken Hablow.
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