Santa Barbara Century #ridesb100

On October 23, 2021, I completed the Ride Santa Barbara 100 (100-mile route). This was my first century since I got back into cycling nearly a year ago (but not my first century). I selected this event to mark the “anniversary” of the beginning of my weight-loss journey and my return to cycling. After being […]

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Skyline-Stratus Circuit Climbing Repeats

This short (6.4km) circuit provides a good opportunity for short-interval climbing repeats.  Each lap of the circuit includes one small climb on Skyline of approximately 80m (average 7.5% gradient) and a slightly longer climb on Stratus of approximately 120m (average 7.7% gradient) The traffic in the area is fairly easy to deal with. Although Skyline […]

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