The short version....
Back from lots of cycling in Finger Lakes and Lake Placid.
The first 7 days was the Bon Ton Roulet which is an organized tour that cycles around the Finger Lakes. Had a lot of fun and the cycling was great. Almost all the roads have a nice paved shoulders except for roads that see about 1 car an hour. I rode with the Mrs for 5/7 days and the other 2 went out with a buddy for some more aggressive riding.
On the 6th night, the camp we were staying at was at the top of a very steep hill so there was an unofficial hill climb event. I decided at the last minute to enter and ended up winning it by 10 seconds.
Great tour for anybody looking for something fun and friendly. Most days the distances where 70-100 kms and we had 3 days we stayed at the same camp so you could take as rest days if you wanted.
Total Distance 545.88 km
min 0.42 km
max 164.07 km
Total Elevation 4196.0 m
min 34 m
max 1529 m
Total Calories 10,885
min 31
max 4097
* All the minimum rides were that short hill climb.
The two rides I did without the Mrs.
164.07 kms w/1529 m of climbing. Left at 7am due to the heat. Amazing route with some great climbs/descents.
96.5 kms w/1020 m of climbing. Another amazing route that started with a 14 km climb which I was able to secure the KOM on after sprinting away from my buddy to get the 1 second gap.
Then we headed over to Lake Placid for 3 days where we met some other friends.
Total Distance 174.69 km
min 26.57 km
max 107.93 km
Total Elevation 2638.0 m
min 380 m
max 1131 m
Total Calories 4,776
min 1039
max 2599
Everytime I’m in Placid I climb Whiteface, the American equivalent to Alpe d'Huez which some people say is slightly harder due to having only 2 switchbacks vs the 21 on Alpe d’Huez. Only 13 kms long but at a 8% average grade for over 1,000m of climbing, ouch. Happy to say that I took over 9 minutes off my time from last year.
The other ride we do is a loop around Giant Mountain (108 kms w/1100 m of climbing) which is one of my favorite rides there as there is lots of climbing and descending.
Our third day that was nothing but rain so we didn’t get to do the 1 lap of the IM route we normally do.
The best thing was how kind the majority of drivers are there. Lots of patience, plenty of room when passing if needed. The first day home we had a car honk at us going in the opposite direction.