Survived the Redbud

The first major cycling event of the season has been completed without any problems or mishaps (for us). We did the 33 mile ride which seem to have the most riders. There were also riders doing the longer 50 mile and the shorter 10 mile rides. I don't know what the official count of the number of riders were, but compared to other big cycling events that I have been to, I would guess there were over two thousand riders. The event was well organized and adequately staffed for the large number of riders. The amount of traffic control was amazing. Every major and most not so major intersection had a police officer stopping traffic for the riders.