Windy Pre-Ride

Well...the Tour de Phoenix pre-ride this Saturday proved to be long tough slog into a brutal headwind much of the day. The worst section proved to be the Beeline Highway where the wind pummeled us from straight on. Certainly the wind was tough, and although we didn't try to set any land speed records our time of 3:32 was respectable given the conditions and traffic. It was good to see that some sections of the route had new pavement and there didn't appear to be any construction. If race day proves to be as windy it will be very difficult to break the platinum time barrier of 3:05 for the 72 miles.

Pre-ride the Tour de Phoenix

The Saturday morning ride is back on for this weekend. We will be meeting in the parking lot of the Red Mountain High School in Mesa on Brown Rd. to pre-ride the Tour de Phoenix route. The parking lot is located on the SW corner of E Brown Rd and Sun Valley Blvd. Since the sun is rising earlier and the mornings are warmer we are moving the start time of the ride up to 6:45 am with wheels on the ground by 7:00 am.

Remember, the Tour de Phoenix is April 10th so this is a perfect opportunity to pre-ride the course. For those of you who are planning to ride the Tour de Phoenix and have yet to sign up you should probably register soon.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.