A Fun Year

I ride for fun.  And it's been a fun year. I rode a week in Georgia (June), a week in Tennessee (September), and three weeks in France (July).  These rides made up about 1700 of my 4700 miles.  All the other rides were local,  mostly with the Rocket City Cycle Belles, Spring City Cycle Club, and TR Cycling.  

 I've met some wonderful, thoughtful, caring, and interesting people from all walks of life.  I probably would have never met any of them if not for cycling. Thank you all - you know who you are. So CHEERS to all the spandex wearers,  hoping for the wind at your back, dogs that don't chase you, and drivers with nice manners!  Stay safe ~Frances

2014 cycling metrics: 

Distance:  4,758.58 mi

Time on bike : 339:12:07 (h:m:s)

Elevation Gain:  227,502 ft

Avg Speed: 14.0 mph

Calories:  244,170 C

Median Distance:  37.62 mi

Avg Time:   2:40:15 

Avg Distance:  37.47 mi

Most miles in one month: July with 932 miles 
Longest ride: 104 miles  with three major climbs  

Itinerary or 19 Days in Texas

And here's the route from our Ride Director:  

C2C Route on USA Map

2015 Tour Dates
Where	Day	Date	Mileage
San Diego, CA	Friday	6-Mar	0
Alpine, CA	Saturday	7-Mar	43
Live Oak Springs, CA	Sunday	8-Mar	32
Calexico, CA	Monday	9-Mar	63
Yuma,AZ	Tuesday	10-Mar	64
Dateland, AZ	Wednesday	11-Mar	70
Gila Bend, AZ	Thursday	12-Mar	53
Casa Grande, AZ	Friday	13-Mar	79
Catalina, AZ	Saturday	14-Mar	70
Catalina, AZ	Sunday	15-Mar	0
Tucson, AZ	Monday	16-Mar	39
Tombstone,AZ	Tuesday	17-Mar	73
Douglas, AZ	Wednesday	18-Mar	50
Rodeo, NM	Thursday	19-Mar	59
Columbus, NM	Friday	20-Mar	95
Columbus, NM	Saturday	21-Mar	0
El Paso, TX	Sunday	22-Mar	77
Ft Hancock, TX	Monday	23-Mar	57
Van Horn, TX	Tuesday	24-Mar	72
Marfa, TX	Wednesday	25-Mar	75
Marathon, TX	Thursday	26-Mar	57
Marathon, TX	Friday	27-Mar	0
Sanderson, TX	Saturday	28-Mar	55
Comstock, TX	Sunday	29-Mar	74
Brackettville, TX	Monday	30-Mar	73
Concan, TX	Tuesday	31-Mar	74
Concan, TX	Wednesday	1-Apr	0
Kerrville, TX	Thursday	2-Apr	72
Blanco, TX	Friday	3-Apr	59
Lockhardt, TX	Saturday	4-Apr	62
La Grange, TX	Sunday	5-Apr	60
Richards,TX	Monday	6-Apr	89
Richards,TX	Tuesday	7-Apr	0
Shepherd, TX	Wednesday	8-Apr	62
Silsbee, TX	Thursday	9-Apr	61
De Ridder,LA	Friday	10-Apr	72
Opelousa, LA	Saturday	11-Apr	90
St. Francisville, LA	Sunday	12-Apr	63
St. Francisville, LA	Monday	13-Apr	0
Franklinton, LA	Tuesday	14-Apr	84
Poplarville, MS	Wednesday	15-Apr	45
Ocean Springs, MS	Thursday	16-Apr	68
Dauphin Island, AL	Friday	17-Apr	82
Dauphin Island, AL	Saturday	18-Apr	0
Milton, FL	Sunday	19-Apr	85
DeFuniak Springs, FL	Monday	20-Apr	55
Marianna,FL	Tuesday	21-Apr	69
Tallahassee, FL	Wednesday	22-Apr	75
Madison, FL	Thursday	23-Apr	48
High Springs, FL	Friday	24-Apr	77
High Springs, FL	Saturday	25-Apr	0
Palatka, FL	Sunday	26-Apr	84
St. Augustine, FL	Monday	27-Apr	43
		Total Miles	2909
Subject to Change		Average	64 per day

Demographics of Riders

This is from our Coast to Coast (C2C) Ride Director: 

•  Average age of riders:  63 
•  Youngest rider: 50
•  Oldest rider: 75
•  Four Foreign Countries:  Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany
•  21 Different States
• State with most riders: California with 5

 Alabama: 2

 Arizona: 2

 California: 5

 Connecticut: 1

 Florida: 3

 Georgia:

 Idaho: 1 

 Iowa: 1

 New Hampshire: 1

 Maine: 1

 Massachusetts: 1

 Michigan: 4

 Minnesota: 2

 Missouri: 2

 Montana: 1

 North Carolina: 1

 Ohio: 3

 South Carolina: 1

 Virginia: 2

 Washington: 1

 Wisconsin: 2

Guidelines for Preparing for a Supported Bike Trip
I'm providing a link to a .pdf file that I have stored on Dropbox.  The file has some tips and advice for how to prepare for a trip such as ours that is supported  by a commercial provider.  It did not come from Bubba's Pampered Pedalers, and is therefore only a general guide.  Lots of you have had questions about the support for our trip, and this may help.