One of our riders suggested we try the annual Pacific Populaire ride. It starts in Vancouver, heads out to Richmond, and then back into town. At least that was what the 50km ride was like. It was raining so hard that only three of us showed up, and only two found each other. A great first showing!! Unfortunately for David Goodman (the odd man out) he ended up on the 100km route. In his words the 50k was for “those wimping out due to a little rain” His route started in Vancouver, looped around UBC, out to and around Richmond, then back to the start via another loop around UBC.
Here’s what the weather looked like:
Rainy Days Blues
If you look closely half way up the right side, you can see Walter Piovesan (a librarian, I told you faculty was interpreted loosely!) and my self. He’s wearing green, I’m in yellow.
This is what Walter and I looked like after the ride, and trust me, it doesn’t do justice to how wet we were!
Walter & Doug at the Soggy Finish
