Riders gathered at Morningside and Irvine on a beautiful, sunny morning. But Mother Nature had other plans for the day.
With most of the Horse Farm Tours riders deep into their rides, and with the lead peleton at the 40 mile point, the skies opened with tropical fury. But even amid the rain drops, many riders stopped to take in the beauty of the spectacular horse farms with their handsome thoroughbreds.
As usual, the rest stops were swarmed with hungry riders, but also, as usual, there was plenty of the best spread in Florida to go around.
Mike Gann, a mechanic at The Bike Route, was the first century rider back to Morningside, a repeat performance from a couple of years ago.