The weather was supposed to be in the upper 80's. I got up around 6:45-ish. I had breakfast and took an hour nap. After hitting the snooze button a few times, I got up and got ready. I wore the standard kit. The wind was about what it usually is, from the north-west. My legs felt a little heavy to start, but got better just as quick. As I was making a left onto Mariposa, there were about 5 or 6 other cyclists ahead of me. Probably a good 500 yards or so. It looked like they were cruising along at a brisk pace. No clue where they were headed, other than the same direction as I was going. I kept my distance until the first riser on OTR. I picked up the pace and passed them with a friendly greeting. Those were the only cyclists I saw for today's ride. With the added incentive of having the cyclists behind me, I had some added incentive to keep the pace high. I was pushing pretty hard today. I gave it a dig over the Banducci wall. The usual recover through the false flat and then moderate tempo for the remainder of the climb. I took a 1 minute break at the summit and had mostly fun and games to the valley below. I kept the tempo no less than moderate up to SS. Upon reaching the back way to SS, I reduced the pace just a bit. No serious digs other than keeping my momentum going. I made my way out of SS in good average time. Cruised the return on Banducci. After making the left on Pelliser, I increased the tempo slightly. The last climb was moderate. From that point it was mostly fun and games till I reached WTR. I decided to add a few extra miles by climbing to the top of WTR. The wind was stronger at this point and I had a good headwind to the summit. The descent was a lot of fun, reaching almost 40mph. Ailments consisted of right hand numbness, some soreness in the right knee on the last 3 or 4 miles of the ride, some saddle soreness. Concentration was mostly good. Some distractions, but nothing to detract from the pace I was setting. Balance and form was good today. I was able to adjust my position, stretch often, etc. Gear is working well. No problems there.