Denver Century Ride

Started this ride from home since the route passes my house one block north. Didn't start riding until around 1 pm due to rear tire issues. Also plagued by navigation issues. Was using Wahoo until it started missing turns, then I switched over to Komoot for cues. Hence my track shown here is truncated. The actual route I rode is shown here: https://www.komoot.com/tour/3318544046

So actual time ridden was 05:52 & 60.9 miles with 1,975 ft.

By the time I got to Alameda & Jewell, it was 6:15pm & I still had to climb to Golden & do Lookout Mtn. I figured I probably would have needed a couple more hours to complete the ride. Not wanting to ride in the dark, I headed home from there.

It's just as well, as I was already feeling pretty well spent physically at that point & I had the most elev. gain of this route still to do. In retrospect, I should have started from the starting point, but I didn't feel like driving all the way out there. This century route is challenging & well planned to ensure you get all the climbing done in the first half of the ride while you're still fresh with plenty of energy. The second half is pretty much flat. This ride was its 16th consecutive year so the organizers have refined this course pretty well. See: https://denvercenturyride.com/ride-info/100-mile/