Rider Leader: John Gorman
Riders: Charles Hill, John Arrington w/ their Guests Kevin Williams, Sharon Banks, and Owen Duncan ( I think they all ride more out of the Davidsonville and other AA County locations)
9:30am temps were below 40 w/ no wind, so yes it was chilly, but that's winter riding. The sun didn't come out until near the end of the ride.
The Route is one used by week day training rides out of the DAV lot, in Anne Arundel Cty. L onto Rossback/becomes Paxtuent River Rd into Harwood Rd w/ a rest stop (bath rms) @ the Citigo RT 2/ (Solomon's Isl Rd). Following southbound thru the traffic cir onto R -Md-422/Bayard R up S. Polling House Rd, L onto Polling House thru it's rural countryside rollers, R back on Bayard, R Sands up to L Paxt River looping back thru the initial roads taken southbound back up to Md-424. Options here are to turn R & back to the lot. Or as I extended, crossed back over MD-424 to Rossback/Rutland, L up Bell Branch, U-turn back L onto Rutland (circling in back of the Lot), R onto MD-424 and back to the parking lot. 1800 ft elvation. (Initial downward is flat rollers, then some inclines, more climbing from mile 18 back to the start.)
We matched each others paces and/or waited for each other after hills/turns.
Unfortunately about mile 22 on one one rider had 3 flats within several miles of each, we all pulled over and waited each time for the needed repair. After the 3rd one, myself and two others were advised to continue on, and one rider would get his truck to pick up the rider w/ the flat issues. After arriving back to MD-424, 1/2 mile from the start, the other riders went back to the start. I continued on solo to complete the 40miler. Upon my arrival at the lot, all riders were accounted for.
Stats: 40.20 miles, 14.20ams (w/ turn coverage and lots of repair stops & recircling back ), riding time 2:50
