the first part of my bike vacation this year involved two rides with my brother in Napa. The first day we did the Mt. Veeder loop counterclockwise. My least favorite of the two options, but still a loop that I've done literally hundreds of times in the past, though I haven't done it much in the last 4-5 years. It was late afternoon and we went mellow the first easy 10 miles. We then hit the main climb and I did it tempo. It felt really good. It's funny how these very familiar roads can tell you exactly what kind of shape you're in. I even big ringed the last 50 meters - very unusual for me.
The next morning we did Atlas peak. This was an even better ride. Even though we got stopped for some road repair in the first section, my overall time was in the very low 50 minutes range. This is an excellent time for me on this climb. I believe my overall best time up this long climb even when I was racing in my 30s was in the high 40 minutes range.
Both of these days confirmed what I've felt - I'm on a good season. Now if I could only get my knees to quit complaining I'd be golden.
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