I rode the FWBA Goatneck Preview club ride today. It started at the Cleburne High School at 8:00 this morning, and followed the route that the Goatneck Bike Ride will take in three weeks. It was another muggy day, but the rain held off until after the ride. I should do this route more often; these hills will give you a good workout. Stretches of the boulder seal were pretty rough, but much of it has been packed a lot now, and isn’t nearly as rough as last year.

Today’s ride became the first time that I’ve ever ridden up Goatneck Hill in my middle chainring. So, while I’m still painfully slow about getting myself up hills, I’m still improving. I only made one stop during the ride, in Glen Rose. I ended up with 69.9 miles and an on the bike average speed of 17.0 mph.

Goatneck 70 mile route.