Ride Saturday, April 3

The wind and cool temps we’ve had this week are leaving, and Saturday is going to be a great day for riding. At 08:00, it’s going to be about 42 degrees and sunny, so we can get started early and still have our afternoon free. We will leave Rosemount at 08:00 and follow a 54-mile route to Edina that we did last July, when there was a heat advisory. We’ll head west through Burnsville and Savage and stop at Hyland Park in Bloomington. Then, we’ll continue on to Edina before returning via Bloomington and Eagan. Although we are heading in the same direction as last Sunday’s ride, we’ll mostly be on different roads and we’ll cross the Minnesota river at different places. At the end of the ride, it should be in the upper 50s with a 5 mph tailwind.

This week, and last, you may have noticed that the route map was provided via Ride with GPS. I’m moving our routes to that platform, because it provides automatic turn-by-turn navigation with a cue sheet, and it has better support for various head units. This week’s route is also available via Garmin.

Remember that everyone who rides with us on a regular basis is expected to be a paid club member.