RtB Training: Over the Hills to North Plains and Pumpkin Ridge

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This is the last Sunday in the RtB training series before the actual May 19th ride. We plan to add 10 miles to the attached map and ride to where the pavement ends on Pumpkin Ridge Road. This will extend the ride to 46 miles. Pumpkin Ridge is a continuous 6.5 mile ascent with no steep pitches. The other hills are my favorites: Helvetia, Jackson Quarry and Mason Hill roads. Refreshments in North Plains, after 29 miles and all the climbing is over, leaving 17 miles of flat roads to the finish.