S is for Summer 583 ☀️😎

While Memorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer season…the official, astronomical start is later this week with the Summer Solstice…and I’ve got a RIDE for that!

This 45+ minute mix is a solid reminder that SUMMER ’25 IS HERE! It sure looks and feels like it today: sunny and a high of 84 degrees expected in Grand Rapids, MI today. 13 tracks of SUMMER this, and SUMMER that (over many decades)…plenty of hills, sprints, and attacks along the way.

Summary ride profile and playlist:

1. Warm up: summer on the inside / warner case, Jean Tonique
2. Rolling hills: Summer Feeling / Matoma, Jonah Kagen
3. Jumps on a hill: Summer Love / Justin Timberlake
4. Sprints: Summertime Blues / Chris Lake, Sammy Virji, Nathan Nickelson
5. Progressive climb: Cruel Summer / Taylor Swift
6. Attacks on a hill: Summertime Sadness / Lana Del Rey, Cedric Gervais
7. Jumps: In the Summertime / Mungo Jerry
8. Rolling hills: Summer Fling / Nina Nesbitt, GBX, Sparkos
9. Sprints: Summer 91 / Noizu
10. Combo progressive hill: Cool for the Summer / Demi Lovato
11. Final progressive climb: Summer / War
12. Final sprint intervals: Summer / Calvin Harris
13. Cool down & stretch: Summer Breeze / Seals and Crofts

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spIn the News:

Cycling in Midlife Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia – Active transportation modes were associated with higher hippocampal volumes

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/115984

ENJOY THE RIDE! 🚴🎶😅