A great weekend of cycling. It goes without saying that I still have no back wheel, it's currently residing in a big bike shed in Germany. Hopefully it will turn up in a week or two... but I aint holding my breath. Rather than carry on with Tims big bike I am just using his back wheel on my bike. It felt great to be on a bike that fits. And thanks Rob for showing us all your shiny new wheels!
Friday took in 100 miles around my beloved Cheshire (flat) coutryside. A fantastic sunrise and glorious sun all morning, and I was back in time for lunch - double portions. Rob had warned me that I was falling behind on the pub training, and by all accounts Dave is also a seasoned pro, so on Friday night I had some intensive beer (and G&T) trials. As suspected, I can hold my own. However, I still took Saturday off.
Another 100+ miles on Sunday and I felt really good. I could of happily carried on for another hour. Yet again the weather was great - was it really a bank holiday weekend. Finally I did a 50 mile ride on Monday morning. It felt really short after the 2 prior rides and I again felt strong after the ride - I know I could have done a full 100 if I'd planned for it. It's been a good confidence-boosting weekend for the trip.
Only 1 near miss over the weekend. A MAMIL (Middle Aged Man In Lycra) came out of a T juction and didnt see me until he stammed on his brakes in the middle of the road causing a perfect road block. I managed to swerve round him and carry on, I assume I was going so fast he just didnt see me!
As much as I love cycling in the summer sun I did forget about all the flies that it brings with it. On the plus side I swallowed so many that it sorted my protein intake for the whole weekend.
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