Wake up at 7:00 am on a Sunday... you have to be kidding me. Another 20 minutes, please... I have Matias (my cat) on the head, Lola (my wife) completely asleep , the bed is really warm and outside... its raining. "Cycling probably is cancelled on rainy days, I thought"... I got off bed had a quick breakfast, put on my super Peter Pan tights and drove to Tilden Regional Park http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
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The TNT group met in the parking lot at the very top of Skyline Blvd on the beautiful Berkeley/Oakland hills It was indeed raining and quite cold. After some inicial instructions we went on and started biking towards Berkeley. During the first 25 minutes the inclination was quite moderate, with almost no palpable discomfort in the legs.
After Skyline Blvd makes a sharp turn to the right, things started getting a bit more complicated with the inclination increasing constantly until it comes to a quite uncomfortable point. However, this only last for 10-15 minutes. Once we get to the intersection with Highway 24 we make a u-turn and enjoy the lovely downhill run.
One hour after our departure from the parking lot we come back with our bodies completely wet and cold, but very happy of having conquered the always challenging Berkeley hills!
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