What an awesome day for 100km of rolling around on a bike. Sunny and warm after a bit of a cool morning. After some night road rides earlier in the week on my somewhat beastly winter bike, it felt great to be out in the sunlight with a little less clothing on my fair-weather bike (no I wasn’t streaking). I figure it’s good to remember the hassles and discomforts of riding in the cooler, darker days of winter since it helps remind me how nice it is not to deal with such things.
My plan today was to go a bit further than my previous outings this year (about 90km was my previous longest). So, off I went towards the north end of the Saanich Peninsula as on previous rides, the key difference being a trip up Willis Point Road to Ross-Durrance Road in Victoria’s Highlands area. Ross-Durrance Road is one of the coolest stretches of road I have ridden anywhere; winding, rolling, smooth – in short, fun. I guess I should point out that it delivers some pretty good pain as well, thanks to some nasty little climbs. To finish up, I headed through Langford, Colwood, and downtown Victoria. Apparently other Victorians figured it was a good day to get out as well; the walking paths along Dallas Road were pretty busy with all manner of biped and quadriped.
GPS Data: 107.5km – 3h40m – 29.3km/h – GPS Route
A 100km road bike ride on the Saanich Peninsula near Victoria, BC. Click on the map to see detailed GPS data on the Garmin website.
Crappy picture, but that is a sweet ride. Not quite what I'd expect from my mental picture of the typical Sidney resident.
Almost at landsend on the Saanich Peninsula. I took an unlisted option, i.e. back to Victoria.
Ahhh, look a the pretty trees. I don't think we are quite at the peak of cherry blossom action yet, but as every day goes by there are more and more examples like this. The smell good too.
Admittedly, I don't have much of a green thumb and likely never will, but I do appreciate looking at the results of other peoples efforts.
