Since we want to ride the Co-Motion on the Erie Canalway Trail tomorrow, Michael rode the Cervelo to Rochester. We were blessed with another gorgeous day to ride with the temperature in the 70's, no humidity and a tailwind. Because the mileage upon arriving in Rochester surpassed 85 miles, I went out and finished a century with 101.
New York is not flat where we are riding as there are many rolling hills; some had grades of 5-7%. They made for more interesting riding than the totally flat terrain we experienced in Canada. However, from the pictures below, you may surmise otherwise regarding the rolling hils.
Most of these are of a Wildlife Preserve.
SAG Stop. First, you must sign the roster (on top of the orange water container) indicating you stopped at the SAG (you must always stop so the Staff knows that everyone has passed a specific point on the route, then you must clean your hands with the hand sanitizers (left of the orange water container) to minimize the spreading of any germs. Only then can you go to the refreshment table (right of where the person is standing) and eat all you want of peanuts, energy bars, bananas, peanut butter (I found spreading peanut butter on a banana is good and good for you), fruit, cookies, etc. Sometimes, alumni of past tours will stop and bring pastries, cookies, cheese, crackers, sausage, etc.
Found this interesting in someone's yard; so, I stopped and took a picture.
Tomorrow, Anne and I will ride the Co-Motion 91 miles to Liverpool, NY. Along the way, we will ride 30 miles on the Erie Canalway Trail. We are looking forward to that portion of the ride.
We drove through upstate New York years ago with the kids on our way to Maine. I remember the curves and hills and beautiful landscape of that area. Hope you enjoyed it too.
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