- Route: El Classico de 2012
Great ride with the El Classico personnel at the head of the effort and the meal following.
'Chips, Scott, eat the chips. Have some salsa, as well!' Great idea. And the barbeque, gently savory spiced with all sorts of great stuff, three desserts. http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/94519369/?new_route=1
The route passes by The Good Times Restaurant near Outlet Rd. at the northern end of Ballston Lake. Then onto the infinite incline, on the downhill direction, north. Onto the shady Brownell Rd. Coolest piece of road in the hot sunny rides of 100 miles on June weekends. Van Areum then across I-87. Thence across the highway a couple of times until we circle the race course, through town, then out by Yaddo until we cross the highway AGAIN. Under construction it was a mess. Across on the other side, we climb the in-town climb. Onto Lake Rd. then across the river, looking longingly at the boathouse, and then right onto the horse country ride. Cool green of pasture land, thence through the fences, into the Alpine section. Up hills, working the gears loooowwww on the selection scale. Finally we come out next to the 32 access to the Battlefield monument. 32, 423, 75 then out onto 76 down to the lake. Saratoga Lake. We're only 12 miles from home. Up the hill, across until we return to Brownell, but the return is not complete without the semi-infinite shallow incline until we do Jonesville re-entry.
