Hi,
I rode the Santa Fe Century route on August 5 without a map since
I have ridden it many times and always depended on the green arrows. However,
some of the roads have been repaved and a few of the green arrows were
gone. If you ride the route you may want to print a map from the GCC web
site to carry and pay attention or you will ride extra miles, like I did.
Along the route there is a major road repair project where
there is an excavation probably 25 feet wide and about 20 feet deep. It
is probably at about mile 60 or so. I had to carry my bike down and up
the construction area across the mud and water. Without a map I was not sure
which way to go other than follow the route. Again, take a map.
Best part was that mud hardened my cleats to my pedals and I could not unclip
in Worthington Springs, much to the enjoyment of the locals who watched me fall
at the stop sign.
I assume the repair work will be finished before the 2006
Santa Fe Century ride.
Cliff
