Holliston Halo rides - June 10, 2015

Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Holliston Halo rides
Ride Leaders:  Alan Cantor & A.J. Gemperline
40 & 21 miles, 10:00 am start from Grace Bicycles, Holliston, MA.

Riders - 40 mi (17):  Alan, Alan Schneyer, Barry Nelson, Curt Dudley-Marling, Dale Ferguson, Don Buchholtz, Ed Broderick, Elissa Brown, Herb Kavet, Jody Angevin, Judith McMichael, Kim Wach, Lory Broderick, Maurice King, Michael Diener, Russ Keene, and Sharon Hall
Riders - 21 mi (8):  A.J., Arthur Teepe, Chuck McWilliams, Dave Slade, Jan Herzog, Joanne Samuels, Kevin Donnelly, and Tami Kellogg
Present at lunch:  Helen Greitzer

40 mi - A beautiful, 80 degree day provided the perfect setting for a great ride.  We all enjoyed the wonderful descents, of course, set up by some long and steep climbs.  The group did a great job of staying pretty close together, revealing an overall amazing level of fitness.  We had a few regroups. The addition of the stop at the recently found port-a-potty at the Upton State Forest, at exactly half way through the ride, was welcome.   Gratefully, we only had one quick mechanical when my chain dropped on the last major climb.

Big thanks to the few who arrowed, including newcomer Ed Broderick who quickly learned the secret to riding the WW rides at his own pace. And a big shout out to Kim Wach who not only did a wonderful job as sweep, but also rode the route on a recon mission with me a few weeks ago.  All in all it was a wonderful day on the bike.

21 mi - Eight weary Wednesday Wheelers were led by their whacky leader.  It was a gorgeous ride.  We volunteered Chuck for sweep and exchanged phone numbers. 

With trepidation, we headed east on Rte 16 and then south on Rte 126, until we turned onto the back roads of Medway, Holliston, and Sherborn.  No llamas were spotted, but we did get to see a cow.  We only regrouped a couple of times, as this group was small.  We got lost once and it wasn't a biggie.  The ride leader just couldn't read his GPS in time to make the correct turn.  We all made it safely back, being thankful that we went down Nason Hill Road, instead of up.



Ride reports by Alan Cantor & A.J. Gemperline.