D'Emonda. Sunny & bright, warm - 73-81 degrees, humidity 83 - 60 with a falling dew point, wind mostly NNW @ 5 - 11 mph and a bit gusty. So going North was hard, going East or West was ok and going South was a blast. We saw quite a few other cyclists out. Rode with SteveO, started @ 9:30 am from Kaneland HS. I did my Friday 3X weekly (a day late) weight workout at Delnor early before riding. Changed the ride on the fly a couple of times, ended up adding 2 miles. Water stop and snack at the Burlington BP. We saw about a 1/2 dozen other riders out. Traded pulls the whole way out to Burlington, usually switched every mile. But from Burlington, Steve upped his motor boost to level 2 and pulled most of the way back to Kaneland, which was about 19 miles. It was tough for me keeping up with him but really a blast. I even pulled for two short sections, which was exhausting. We upped our average speed from 15.9 mph up to 17 mph. We both felt it and Steve almost exhausted his batter by the finish. Stopped for a salad lunch at Squire Ale House on the way home.