Tour de Furniture Preview

The Tour de Furniture is a cycling event that benefits the American Red Cross. The organizers have scheduled at least four different distances to choose from for this event, and based on my training schedule I selected the 100K (62 Mile) distance which was the closest to what I need to do for this week. I have never done an event like this before so I'm not exactly sure what to expect, but I was a little disappointed to find out that this event is not a timed "race". Instead everybody can ride the distance of their choice at what ever pace they feel comfortable. Basically this will be like the group rides I have done in the past except instead of 3 to 8 people there will be a couple hundred people. The added benefit will be that the major intersections will be policed to control the flow of traffic, and there will be several aid stations along the route. The event is so low key that I haven't been able to see an exact route that the 100K will cover. It seems to change slightly from year to year, but the general areas are some of the same as what I've done in previous group rides so I'm expecting the usual rolling terrain. The weather forecast looks to be warm with only a slight chance of rain. Overall, I think this event will make a 62 mile bike ride a little more enjoyable than it normally would be with a smaller group of riders.