6/25 Ride Recap - A Pleasant 100 Mile Ride to Pleasant Prairie, WI

The 13 riders that made the trip to Pleasant Prairie enjoyed near perfect weather, a nice group, and 26 tires that stayed inflated the entire ride. We rode at a fairly brisk pace, although not fast enough to achieve John Chisholm's goal of a 6 hour century. Once we arrived at Culvers, John attempted to recruit other riders for a quick turn around for the trip back home. However, there just were not enough riders willing to give up eating Butter Burgers to make the effort viable. Once it was obvious that we would not go for a fast overall time, adding an extra stop at Panera Bread in Lake Bluff started to seem like a good idea. Between dawdling at Culvers, the extra stop at Panera, and the group getting separated and part of the group making a wrong turn, the journey somehow expanded into a seven hour ride, despite traveling at a brisk pace most of the day. However, no one seemed to mind two much. A couple of notable events, Martin completed his first century bike ride (he was still leading sprints even after riding for 80 miles), and Heidi Hoppe rode with the group from start to finish for the first time.