We had 10 riders today. Started with 8 and picked two on the way. The day started nice, not too hot, minimal wind. We re-grouped at Voltz and Waukegan road and did a double rotating paceline all the way to Waukegan and Belvedere. The group stayed together for most of the time. Everybody got a little surprised that the rotating paceline actually worked. There were moments that we were doing it very well and there were moments when we were opening bigger gaps in the line. But overall it was much better than the first time on the bike path. We had more riders this time and Clay and Mike were very helpful with tips, hints and being a perfect example. We turned back on Waukegan Road and continued the double rotating paceline back to Old Elm. There were couple of brisk sprints that broke the paceline at the end. At that point the sky turned darker and we decided to head back home instead of doing another loop on Waukegan road. We took the Old Elm Road, and did the usual return via Fort Sheridan, St. John, Lake Cook, Green Bay, Forrest Way roads. Just north of Tower Road it started raining. It rained almost all the way to home. Overall a very good ride, and promising paceline training.
P.S.
This was the first EBC ride with no food stop!!!
I feel we made real progress with the double paceline. For me the critical part was the phase of moving to the right after riding left-front. Soft pedal, and make sure the guy behind does not be stuck with a big gap. Also when the next guy moves in front of me from the left, I want to make sure there is no big gap between us. If I can get this down, I feel pretty good about it.
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