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Warm, not hot, humid and a little foggy, but great conditions, no wind!

It's a fairly flat 70 miles. Well supported.

First 35, great. We were keeping up 19-21 mph.

Problem 1: Bad route marking near a rest stop, lead to several crashes, including one between myself and a my buddie. No one really hurt, but he lost the magnet for his front wheel.

We get going again and finish up 35.

Problem 2: On slowing down for our single rest stop, my chain jumped off the rear sprocket and wedged itself between the sprocket and the spokes, destroying 3 spokes. No repair possible. My first SAG ride.

My buddy finished up the 70, in exactly 4 hours of riding (4 hours, 10 minutes with stops).