Large group of 14 riders for the planned routing from Hanson Road to Sycamore and back. We were without our ride leader extraordinaire (Professor Gene) due to another cycling conflict he had. Enjoyed sunny skies, warm temps with moderate humidity. Strong west winds started out 5-10 but quickly escalated to 15-20 making the outbound leg a tough slog. About 6 riders chose to take the GWT on outbound from Rte 64 rather than bear the brunt of the winds on open, corn-less roads. Group worked well together (kinda like a herd of sheep without the border collie). I rode mostly with Tony, Tom B, Renee & Gina. Tony decided that 39 miles were not enough, so he took many of us on a detour onto Chapman and McGough back to Middleton, adding ~3 miles. After a quick water stop, everyone enjoyed the return easterly leg, with several PRs among the group. Great day in the saddle.