Old Man Winter Rally 50K
Elapsed Time: 4 hours Average Speed: 7.9 mph Max Speed: 28.7 mph Distance: 31.7 miles Start/Stop Location: Sandstone Park, Lyons, CO Total Ascent: 1164 feet Max Positive Grade: 4.6% Max Negative Grade: -5.1% Road Surface: 40% paved, 60% gravel Hazards: Multiple transitions from gravel to blacktop and back. Narrow shoulders on blacktop. Description: This was an organized ride with 100+ riders. It was a cold day for a ride. The temperature at the noon start was 32F and four hours later it was still 32F. The previous day had seen about four inches of snow which started to melt into slush about half way through the ride. A slight breeze, cloud cover for most of the ride, high humidity, and freezing spray from the road contributed to a significant amount of discomfort. This was especially true for the last 10 miles of the ride. Aside from the difficult riding conditions, this ride did not present challenging terrain and traffic was almost non existent except for the