This ride was a blast! The McHenry County Bicycle Club knows how to put on a great ride! The volunteers were helpful, the food was delicious, the route was well marked, and the weather held out until we were done, as horrific rains plagued the area after we were done. It rained stupid hard, about 3 minutes after we were in the car! We finished our ride time in a little over 6 hours for the 100.8 mile distance. 
I am convinced that if there was a dairy farm in the area of the route we were routed by it, and got to see every cow! The wrist bands let everyone know that we were okay to eat as many PB and J sandwiches, cookies, pretzels, and fruit we wanted. 
This was just one little pocket of people getting ready to head out. There were over 1000 riders on their bikes for the 32, 50, 62, 75, and 100 mile routes. The first rest stop in Garden Prairie looked like a roaming party! Where else can you see 150 riders in a pit on a Sunday morning at 8AM. It was crazy, and a good kind! Bikers out riding! Love it! Hope everyone else had a good weekend, I can see more of this in our future!
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