Cycling this week - 04/15/2012

After only one day of commuting this past week, I got to stretch my legs with Rich on Sunday.  I met up with Rich, Jen, Simon and Irit on Sunday morning out in Valencia.  Jen, Irit and Simon went for a ride down the river trail while Rich and I rode up Lake Hughes Rd.  The ride up Lake Hughes Rd. was a good climb all the way up to Elizabeth Lake Rd.  We took Elizabeth Lake Rd. to San Francisquito Canyon Rd., and then did the last climb up to the top of the ridge.  Parts of that last climb were at 11%.  From there it was all down hill (albeit with a head wind), back to Valencia.  58.5 miles in 4:04.  Afterward, we all met up with Nabeel at the coffee shop in Valencia, he had just finished the Mullholland Challenge the day before - the first in the three ride series for the "King of The Mountains" qualification, way to go Nabeel.

Here is a view from Lake Hughes Rd. down to Castaic Lake.

Here is Rich at the top of the ridge on San Francisquito - I told him to look happy, like he didn't just ride up and 11% grade.