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St. Paul Bike Classic - Cycle

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St. Paul, Minnesota
United States
St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium
75F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 10m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

up at 6:30. oatmeal, coffee, loaded the girls in the burley and headed to the start.

Event warmup:

walked around to see if we could see anyone we knew. ran into a few people. had some coffee and fruit and started riding (ride starts at 7:30, but folks just go when they want. all riders have to start by 9:15)

Bike

2h 10m
30 miles
13.85 mile/hr

Comments:

i love this ride. i wish they'd block the roads off like this every weekend! every sort of bike you can imagine, including some wild recumbents, loads of tandems, burleys, trail-a-bikes, custom frames, ooooold bikes, etc. big, small, young, old. this is a wonderful event. oh, and free aveda stuff, great organic fruit, bagels, muffins, cookies, etc.

Post race

Warm down:

walked around a bit. grabbed some watermelon and some bagel bites. danced to a great band. biked back home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

this is a leisure ride, not a race. i was on the single speed and going slow, but was still passing tons of people (as was bill, even with the burley). the fun thing about this is that its slow and you get to enjoy the scenery, chat with other folks, etc.

Event comments:

saying the post-'race' activities are good is an understatement. they have really good live bands at the start and the half-way mark. everything from violin and mandolin to reggae. the only bad thing this year is that we forgot our camera!

Last updated: 2005-08-29 12:00 AM

Biking
02:10:00 \| 30 miles \| 13.85 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	grand rounds - starts at st. thomas, down summit ave and along the mississippi. up to indian mounds, over to lake phalen, to lake como, up along the transit way to raymond, and back along the river to st. thomas.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	5