7HW Worcester, MA bike club Wed 6 pm ride. About 18 riders this eve; 6 in the super-fast "A" group, and a dozen of us in the half-fast "B" group. Rich from Sutton and I got separated from the others near the end of the route, around the corner from the Thomas Prince School in Princeton (they finished w/ an avg spd of 17 mph; our avg spd 15.6 mph). First Wed eve ride of the 2012 season for me; don't want to peak too early in the road season, so avg spd is right where I want it at this point (peak H/R of 170 bpm up the first hill of tonight's ride; highest so far this season). Line of T-storms and shwrs way off to W and NW held off, mstly cloudy skies w/ light shifting winds, S to SW to W at 6 mph, air temp 71 F, dew pt 59 F ( much more reasonable than yesterday's dew pts in upper 60's / low 70's F). Thanks to ride leader Rick Krasnick for an excellent route selection once again this eve; particularly enjoyed Justice Hill in tonight's direction; great view of Wachusett Mtn and thrilling downhill (did it last summer in the reverse direction).