The spring of 2005 was cool and one of the wettest in memory. This was also a windy biking season but whenever I can reach 4000 miles (6500 km) it is also a good biking season.
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week1, 26-Mar: | 68 | 68 | 68 | Good spring weather - windy. |
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week2, 2-Apr: | 100 | 168 | 84 | Solo ride thru W. Bloomington toward Shakopee (bump into Mark) |
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week3, 9-Apr: | 111 | 279 | 93 | 1st New Prague ride - sunny but windy (Mark) |
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week4, 16-Apr: | 127 | 406 | 101 | Solo ride to Baker Park |
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week5, 23-Apr: | 109 | 515 | 103 | 1st Hastings ride - cold, windy, and sunny (Mark, Bob) |
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week6, 30-Apr: | 126 | 641 | 106 | 1st Prescott ride - cold, windy, and cloudy (Mark) |
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week7, 7-May: | 81 | 720 | 102 | rainy rainy week |
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week8, 14-May: | 138 | 858 | 107 | 1st Carver County ride - a little cool and windy (Mark) |
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week9, 21-May: | 126 | 984 | 109 | Solo ride south of Prior Lake - windy |
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week10, 28-May: | 139 | 1123 | 112 | 1st Marine On St. Criox ride - pleasant cloudy day (Mark) |
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week11, 4-Jun: | 113 | 1236 | 112 | Tried to ride to Northfield but too much rain (Mark, Doug) - rode solo to Shakopee on Sunday |
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week12, 11-Jun: | 301 | 1537 | 128 | Bike tour from Redfield to Watertown - missed first day riding due to rain, high wind, lightning, and tornados - 1st century ride |
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week13, 18-Jun: | 136 | 1673 | 128 | Solo Hastings ride - 68 miles non-stop with 17.5mph avg. |
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week14, 25-Jun: | 148 | 1821 | 130 | 1st Northfield ride - beautiful day, 2nd century ride (Mark). |
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week15, 2-Jul: | 133 | 1954 | 130 | 2nd New Prague ride - beautiful day (Mark). |
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week16, 9-Jul: | 122 | 2076 | 129 | 2nd Prescott ride - getting hot (Mark, Leo). |
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week17, 16-Jul: | 122 | 2204 | 129 | 2nd Carver County ride - very hot - broken wheel (Mark). |
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week18, 23-Jul: | 121 | 2325 | 129 | Short solo rides - very hot. |
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week19, 30-Jul: | 140 | 2465 | 129 | Western WI century ride - 3rd century - very hot and exhausting (Mark, Leo). |
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week20, 6-Aug: | 130 | 2595 | 129 | 2nd Hastings ride - beautiful cool sunny day (Mark, Leo). |
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week21, 13-Aug: | 127 | 2722 | 129 | 2nd Marine on St. Croix ride - cool cloudy day (Mark). |
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week22, 20-Aug: | 109 | 2831 | 128 | 1st Cannon Falls ride - beautiful sunny but windy day (Mark). |
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week23, 27-Aug: | 132 | 2963 | 128 | 3rd New Prague ride, sunny, cool, and windy (Doug, Mark :-( left Dave behind). |
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week24, 3-Sep: | 137 | 3100 | 129 | 2nd Northfield ride, caught in the rain the last three miles (Mark). |
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week25, 10-Sep: | 130 | 3230 | 129 | Ride from Dave's house in Shoreview to Stillwater, hot and windy (Dave). |
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week26, 17-Sep: | 96 | 3326 | 127 | 3rd solo ride to Shakopee - pleasant temps but windy - California vacation. |
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week27, 24-Sep: | 92 | 3418 | 126 | rainy Sunday after California vacation. |
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week28, 1-Oct: | 120 | 3538 | 126 | 3rd Carver County Ride - beautiful day with some south wind on return trip (Mark, Dave, Dave). |
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week29, 8-Oct: | 121 | 3659 | 126 | Solo Hastings ride - cool and windy. |
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week30, 15-Oct: | 116 | 3775 | 125 | Mille Lacs Ride - nice sunny day, some wind (Doug, Dave, Mark, Dave). |
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week31, 22-Oct: | 105 | 3880 | 125 | Solo ride to Medina - cool, sunny and windy. |
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week32, 29-Oct: | 55 | 3935 | 122 | ride to Orchard Lake (Murphy). |
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week33, 5-Nov: | 67 | 4002 | 121 | Solo ride to near Hastings. |