Race Reports for Ride for the Roses

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Race rating (5)

Comments: This was an absolutely fabulous ride! I would definitely do it again. Super well-organized and tons of volunteers and food. The course was incredibly well marked and most of the riders were very friendly all day. I think one of the reasons I liked it so much was because of all the asphalt. I love asphalt. I'm used to riding on chipseal which really pains your body and wears you out faster. I concluded that the saddle on my bike really doesn't suck. I didn't have any saddle issues all day. My saddle was SUPER comfortable. It must be the chipseal I usually ride on. The winds were truly in our favor most of the day...they were not as strong when we were on the Northbound trek and on the return trip it was mostly crosswind. Which is dangerous and annoying, but at least it wasn't a headwind. That last half mile into that wind was brutal...I could not imagine having to do that for more than a half mile at a time (which is about how long we were directly into the wind for once or

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