{"id":52398,"date":"2020-02-29T16:43:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T22:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52398"},"modified":"2020-02-29T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T22:46:05","slug":"jalapeno-100-bike-ride-harlingen-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/29\/jalapeno-100-bike-ride-harlingen-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalapeno 100 Bike Ride, Harlingen, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chilly night concerned me as I got ready to leave where I stayed for the 7:30 start time. I bundled up wearing shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve thermal jersey, my Texbiker short sleeve jersey, wind jacket, and full finger gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arriving at the Boys Club starting location I parked the Rubicon Wrangler. Since I already got my ride number I walked around the parking  lot passing out Texbiker business cards, running out of cards before running out of bikers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unloading the Canyon Endurace bike from the Jeep I put the wheels on, changed shoes, and made my way to the start line. We rolled out at 7:33 AM with the making its way up into the sky. It was cold but I didn&#8217;t really notice as we headed north. After navigating some side streets we came to the frontage road along US77\/I-69. The tailwind helped propel me north for 21+ miles lifting my average speed over 16 mph. Once I turned east onto SH 186 in Raymondville my average speed began a steady decline as I battled the headwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jalapeno 100 Bike Ride Harlingen TX\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dHr_1Ar8cQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biking east on SH 186 the wind came from my right front quarter. While the route paralleled US77 the road surface consisted of smooth asphalt except for a stretch of 1\/2 mile. On SH 186 not only the headwind slowed me down but the road surface turned to chip and seal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around the 23 mile point I came upon a group of bikers gathered around a biker laying on the shoulder. He did not look good. Not long after that a rest stop appeared where I looked back west toward the accident scene as an ambulance arrive with red lights flashing. I hope the rider avoided serious injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riding farther east on SH 186 until about 30.5 miles another rest stop awaited as the route turned south on FM 1420. I spent some time at this rest stop preparing for more headwind. While I was there I had a great conversation with a man working at the rest stop. He asked where I was from and told me he had a friend living in Kingwood. After resting I got back on the bike battling the headwind as I rode south. Sometimes the scrawny trees on the left side of the road broke the wind some for relief but only for short breaks. Finally I made it to FM 498.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FM 498 went west moving the headwind to a tailwind. What a relief but I knew this lasted only 9 or 10 miles. Around 41.3 miles the next rest stop awaited and I stopped to drink and rest. Back on the Canyon I rode west until reaching US77\/I-69 where the route turned south around 48+ miles into the ride. From then on the headwind tortured my leg as my average speed plummeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next rest stop came around the 53 mile point and again I stopped. I drank more eating an oatmeal cookie to power the remaining 12+ miles. As I walked up to one of the tables the lady told me they had ice cream. I opened the cooler and got a fudge bar. I needed the sugar and cold to boost my energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaving the rest stop the road continued south into the 18 to 22 mph wind. My legs managed to turn the pedals as I slowly notched each mile. I saw a route sign around the 61 mile point that said &#8220;turn ahead&#8221; so I turned at the next street. Wrong choice. After riding west on the street a few hundred yards I realized it was a dead, turned around and got back on the route following another cyclist who seemed to know the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The route made several turns west and then south to get me to Wilson Road where the ride began going north after the start. I figured this meant maybe 3 or 4 miles to the finish plus turning east might reduce the headwind. It did   let the headwind up some until I turned right back into. At one intersection I missed a turn sign and rode straight off the route. But up ahead I saw the street that goes to the finish location. Making my way there I stopped the Elemnt computer at 1:04 PM. Laying the Canyon against a picnic bench I went inside to get my certificate and a bottle of cold water. Going back outside I sat at the bench drinking the cold water and resting before riding to the Jeep. While I sitting there a man came over and asked me to take a picture of him and a lady biker. I rode to the Jeep put the Canyon in the back and crawled into the driver&#8217;s seat. Jalapeno 100 2020 completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather during the bike ride: start 44 (96% humidity, 43 dew point), fair, wind SE 6 mph. 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