I sort of wanted to do the Strava Gran Fondo 2 130 k ride (81 miles). I didn't want to do it all that fast nor did I feel that great to ride hard. I would have been happy at riding it at 17 mph. Well Sid and I got a late start which was great for me. I guess the best thing about today's ride was the first 35 mile was with the wind at our backs. When we turned heading back towards the direction we came we hit the wind which was supposed to only be 4-5 mph; it felt more like 8-10 mph. We averaged 19.7 on the way out for the first 35 miles. It started to drop quickly as we powered our way into the head wind. Our final average was 18.7 not bad for today and even more so since I was only looking to go much slower but I know when I ride with Sid the "Hammer Man" it would have to be at least a 15 mph head winds to ride that slow. At 40 miles my back started to hurt but luckily it did not hurt as bad that I wanted to roll around on the ground crying little a baby. With 20 miles to go my legs started to tire and I had to use mental games to keep me going and with 7 miles to go both hamstrings started to cramp. The "Hammer Man" got stronger the further into the ride we got. I need to get his endurance or at least work on mine so I can be like Mikey (Sid), LOL.