Ride Leader: Mike Bivins
There are 12 opportunities each century to ride when the day, month, and year are the same. Even though bicycling is great for your health and prolongs longevity, unfortunately, most of us won't be around to ride on Jan, 1, 2101. Today 12 (-8) riders (Joan Oppel, Steve Palincsar, and Tom Short) rode a 12 (x3) mile route in 12 (x4) degree weather, Ride leader, starting and ending from home added 12 to the start and 12 at the end. We went down 12 (-10) hills (Bumpy Oak and Rose Hill) to go east on Port Tobacco Road and then through the Quailwood neighborhood. The first rest stop was at Dash In (appropriately named in case it looked like the world was coming to an end). We continued across 301 to Rosewick, Radio Station Rd, La Plata Rd and then turned on Piney Church. We passed Blue Crabs Stadium and new neighborhoods one rider described as either a Gulag or minimum security penal colony. The second rest stop was at WaWa (which in Mayan means Wide Arms/Welcome All). We returned to Bryans Road via Billingsley and Middletown Roads, the IHRT, Pomfret and Livingston. The sun peeked out for about 12 seconds and wind gusts did get as high as 12 mph. Sweeping from the rear the AMS was 12 (+1.5). Disappointed there weren't more riders today, but assume they're waiting for the next opportunity.
