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I'd like to also add that the riding from Carmel Valley (in my opinion) is best if you head north or east rather than south. The Ranch (Rancho Santa Fe) has some pretty quiet roads and you can just do a Ranch Ramble and get some good climbing on. You can also do a lot worse than just heading north on Coast Highway.
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https://www.strava.com/clubs/338879/group_events/841699 https://www.strava.com/routes/2766378581929052370 https://pjammcycling.com/climb/301.M...d%20Mt.%20Road https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/58946900 .
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The other climb that we did one year at a UCSD race weekend was the Blacks Beach Hill Climb. Start at the bottom near the sand, and it finished where the car barricade is at the top (being at UCSD, they let us open it up). The only time I wanted to throw up more than that was after doing my first standing kilo on the SD Velodrome. |
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The man I'm seeing climbs at a good pace. I can't be sure about his age because he is very lean with corded muscles but his skin shows the effects of many years in the sun.
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I wouldn't climb Via Capri though many people do. I did ride down it ONCE and I should have known better. There are lots of driveways and the pavement has many rough spots so I really couldn't swoop down and enjoy the speed rush. Now La Jolla Shores Drive from the top can be a 45 mph thrill as can Prestwick Drive/Calle del Oro down to the bottom of La Jolla Shores Drive.
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The man I'm seeing climbs at a good pace. I can't be sure about his age because he is very lean with corded muscles but his skin shows the effects of many years in the sun.
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The amount of traffic in La Jolla, especially on Soledad is shocking. Def prefer riding into Rancho and up the coast rather than doing that again. |
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I should have recommended a different pathway from CV.
Next time, come south via UCSD to Gilman and then down the Sante Fe street bike path to Rose Creek. That will pop you out right at the bottom of Soledad Mountain Road. Then you have your choice of ways up the hill. |
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Any chance it's John Howard? He matches that description.
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The other that came to my mind would be Dan Wulbert, from UCSD.
National caliber rider in his age group. |
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It's not Dan Wulbert. I've ridden with him some and ran into him recently on a ride in Carlsbad.
About a year-and-a half ago (I'm guessing) he had a really difficult accident. Don't know all of the details, but I believe that he tore his tendon at the attachment point. I think it was the quad muscle tendon where it attaches below the knee, and part of the bone came with it. As a result, he was in a full leg cast for quite a while and has only slowly made his way back onto the bike in the last few months, generally cruising at a pretty easy pace. Dan's a great guy and is a really strong rider, even in his late 70's, but the healing process takes a while. Just glad to see him back out on the bike again. |
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Dunno-This guy had white curly hair.
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