Sunday was a loop from Downham to Ely. Unfortunately I rode into the middle of a TT in Littleport and ended up altering my route. Unfortunately the route I chose out of Littleport was also the route of the TT. I was able to keep pace with them into the wind but was not able to catch the rider in front. I followed the route for about 5 miles and then they went left and I went right and immediately breathed a sigh of relief as I was able to back off a few mph.
Riding into the stiff breeze I considered that wind is to cycling what a hangover is to drinking. If you are serious about cycling then you need to accept the wind and the more cycling you do then the more wind you will have to endure. Norfolk on paper is a little bit of a cyclist's dream in that it is flat. The reality is that it is always windy, there are no hedges and the roads are straight for miles on end.
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