Solvang Double Gameplan

Casey and I plan to leave his dad's place in Alisol Ranch at 5:30am in order to be at the start a little before 6am. As opposed to starting with the stronger riders at 6:30am like we did for the Camino Double, we'll take an extra half-hour since Planet Ultra is offering it to us. I figure the start is mostly uphill anyway and we'll take a good long while to really warm up properly instead of risking over-extending early on. By the time the fast groups catch us, we'll be primed to follow. The route is supposed to be 198 miles total, but with our extra 4 miles to the start, we'll top 200 officially! Our predicted schedule is as follows:

5am - Up and at 'em
5:30am - On the road towards Buellton and the start

6am - Official start @ Mile 0
2:00 ride time - Top of Foxen Canyon climb (27 miles, almost 2200ft elevation gain)
0:40 ride time - Reach Sisquoc (14 miles all downhill)

8:40am-8:50am - Rest Stop 1: Sisquoc @ Mile 41
2:40 ride time - Top of third minor climb since Sisquoc (45 miles, 1200ft elevation gain)

11:30am-11:40am - Rest Stop 2: San Luis Obispo Park @ Mile 86
1:40 ride time - Rollers with one minor descent (27 miles, 1000ft elevation gain)

1:20pm-1:40pm - Rest Stop 3: Lake Laguna Golf Course @ Mile 113
1:50 ride time - More rollers and possible headwind (28 miles, 1000ft elevation gain)

3:30pm - 3:45pm - Rest Stop 4: Leroy Park @ Mile 141
1:50 ride time - Mostly uphill with a 400ft climb and a 200ft climb (27 miles, 800ft elevation gain)

5:35pm - 5:50pm - Rest Stop 5: Collins Market @ Mile 168
2:25 ride time - Extended 1000ft climb, followed by long descent with a few minor climbs (30 miles, 2100ft elevation gain)

8:15pm - Official Finish @ Mile 198

13 hours ride time (15.25mph)
14 hours total time (14.15mph)