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title:  "The Flying Pig"
date:   2020-08-22 13:00:00 -0500
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tags: [cycling, saturday]
categories: cycling
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**Distance**: 42.44 | **Moving Time**: 03:07:49 | **Elevation Gain**: 850ft | **Bike**: Giant TCR

Ears to the sky and flapping in the wind, it's clear from the map that I'm approaching mastery in the art of etch-a-sketch with my bicycle.

Overall was a fun ride, exploring new roads that I've never touched prior to this ride.  A few moments existed to zoom out the map at a stop sign and decide which direction to head next, which is possibly the best part of a ride like this -- not knowing what lies ahead or what is to be discovered next.  While this ride landed me on a stretch of road that was freshely graveled in preparation for the next layer of smooth surface the come, I still pedaled forward.  I can't wait until this road is paved, it will certainly be a new frequently traveled segment.

Speaking of segments... I took two passes at the Ringer Road Climb.  This little climb is one I stumbled upon not too long ago that is a fun hill that pushes, but isn't too tall to make you give up.  This climb comes in at 33ft at a 7% grade, lasting for .08 (Yes, that's eight one-hundredths of a mile).  It's funny how my best attempt on this challenge lasted for 21 seconds, only 10 seconds behind the leader, but I'm still ranked at 142!

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