Century rides and rest stops

when riding alone, I only stop for the red lights, no matter how long the ride. I carry 3 bottles and enough food.

On century rides (metric or miles), I stop to refill water, grab a snack, use the facilities and chat with other riders. after all, we are a fun bunch. I may not stop at every rest stop, and some stops may be very quick. For 1 thing, I can't carry enough water for the whole ride so I need to stop for refills.

warriorcliff77 said:

Just curious here, (not "trolling for affirmation"😉 when on a century ride, or any long ride(longer than 2 hours) are you stopping at all, or is it non-stop? I'm shooting for one by the end of september.

warriorcliff77 said:

Just curious here, (not "trolling for affirmation"😉 when on a century ride, or any long ride(longer than 2 hours) are you stopping at all, or is it non-stop? I'm shooting for one by the end of september.

On centuries I have to stop to stretch every 30 miles or so, otherwise my back hurts too much. Other than that I don't stop (except if I have to at a stop light). I bring 4 bottles and fuel.

Awesome, thanks for the info. How long is it taking you, including stops?

warriorcliff77 said:

How long is it taking you, including stops?

I'd answer this, but no one would believe me!

Seriously though, this is kinda a loaded question. Depends on the stretch of 100 miles and its terrain. I can do a 160km round trip along the coastline with essentially no elevation change well under 5 hours solo. I rode a race over 6000' of climbing. our chase group came in @ 4 hr 34 min and I placed 5th.

But usually, if I'm riding solo at a long distance pace I'm finishing 100 mile distances in 5 hr 10 to 5 hr 20 minish, maybe longer. Again, it all depends on what mountains I want to go up and down which governs all my riding in Japan.

My first 100 miles this past Saturday took about 9.5 hours, which included about 13,000 feet of climbing... 🙂

Normally in organized rides where I'm feeling a bit social; my times will be around 6:30 to 7:30 ellapsed time. Riding time is usually between 5:20 and 6:00... But then, I don't normally really pay much attention to that anyway.

I completed my 1st (post-op) Century (163 km - 24 kph) 6:45 riding time, 7:32 overall time, with a partner for the first 40 km then solo. I am 47, 6'1", 195 lbs and wondering how that is for a pace.

I have mapped out my route including elevations on www.mapmyride.com. My circuit was To Gordon Head and Waterfront then a quick Prospect Loop (P) followed by a spin out to Lands End and returning from Lands End to Gorge . This site has interesting software that once perfected could be pretty useful.😉

I think some of the distances on the map are short as my cycle computer registered differently and my partner and I noticed this on other rides as well.🙄