Hi, Sunrisers,

As you may recall, Jonathan is out of town...there will likely not be a Sunrise ride this 16-17 June weekend since it is R2R weekend.

Instead I would propose we sunrisers who might be doing the full century route...generally we know who we are...try to band together and trade pulls for the century. We can stop at 50 miles, and if really necessary, 75 miles. Last year the lead group came in ~4h30m of saddle time...they stopped at the 50 mile mark...averaging about 22 mph. If we band together to make a group of ~10 people we can probably make the route averaging 21+ mph. That would put us finishing in ~4h45m with about 5-10 min of rest stop time. If the big dogs do not go too fast, we may even be able to stay with them for a really large group of 20 or so riders. Further, after this weak cool front passes, predictions are for mild mid-day temps and a favorable SSW wind that Saturday. It could be a hell of a day for a good ride.

Let's generally follow the sunrise rules of 1) stopping for flats, 2) as much as possible, let's keep everybody together, unless it becomes necessary to split into a faster and slower group...I just do not want to leave anyone alone...(been there, done that, don't mind it, but it is no fun) and 3) if we pull this off, in the last few miles, go as fast as you want...but be careful on the GHT. I intend to wear the new GCC jersey. If we can really stay together, we will look pretty good coming in, eh?

C U at the Boulware start...Bob Howland

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