Overcast and patchy rain; we look for optimal weather on our training ride. So we'll cancel for now.

This will be an intermediate ride with a stop at our favorite halfway point,  New Bridge Landing, a Revolutionary-era swing bridge across the tidal Hackensack River where George Washington slept after a hasty retreat from New York. We'll lunch in Westwood, where some of us can dine at the Rolling Pin Cafe (usually crowded), or Pompilio's for family-style pizza or It's Greek to Me, for a Greco-Feta version. Plan for a fairly long and relaxing lunch (this is no quick spin), so eat hearty: Our return to NYC is via Old Piermont Highway and a finale across the dreaded Palisades. (Get those grannies greased up!) As an added reprieve: those who want a few miles, lunch, and no climbs can take the train back to the city from Westwood.

We meet at 10 AM at GW Bus Terminal, 178 & Fort Washington.

Here's a map, cue, and elevation.