Participated in my second annual tour, now called the Four Star Bike Tour. I awoke shortly after 5 a.m. and left home at 6:35. I picked up an iced coffee at the Army Trail Road Starbucks at 6:48 and reached the designated parking deck on the University of Illinois-Chicago's campus at 7:35. I rode the two blocks to the start/finish in the large open field at Morgan and Taylor Streets and joined the queue for the next designated start, which occurred just after 8 a.m. The official ride description follows: The Boulevards & Beyond Ride (35 miles), with start times between 7 and 8:30 a.m., brings riders through Bronzeville, Hyde Park, South Commons and the Near South Side. You’ll explore Garfield and Humboldt Parks before following Oakwood and Drexel Boulevards south to soak up the beautiful, historic Kenwood and Hyde Park neighborhoods. In Hyde Park, you’ll head east through the Midway Plaissance (10:27), and then continue south on Woodlawn to Jackson Park where you’ll pick up the Lakefront Trail (10:45) for the return trip. I reached the post-ride Festival (i.e. start/finish area) at 11:53 and was back at my car at about noon and drove away at 12:15. Skies were mostly sunny, with picture-perfect temperatures starting in the mid 60s at the onset of the ride to the low 70s by the end of the ride, with moderate northerly winds. Following the ride, I brought my bicycle directly to Village Cycle Sport for servicing of its drive train problems.