Absolutely cack TT ride for me today
Accidentally walked 20km yesterday (me being an idiot “no no, it’s only up here, about four miles…) then ate enough delicious Chinese food at the in-laws to feed maybe three normal/sensible humans. Drove home, at more Chinese food whilst watching the Giro and manage to sink 6 x 330ml tinnies in a couple of hours
To say I didn’t feel great at 7am was an understatement
Still, at least I’d topped up my calories the evening before.
All of my kit, gear and nutrition I’d sorted out at 10am Saturday morning, to make sure I went…
0830 Sunday - man. It’s coldAF Like 6°. In May. FFS.
Started my normal 100km loop, somehow started to do my 60km one, forked off (pun intended) and managed to pick up the 100km one, but lost about 1-2kmh average here as Knutsford is horrendous to cycle through.
After that (20km) it started to get breezy.
40km I wanted to turn round, but thought I’m nearly halfway, so I’ll see…
…that turned into the heavens opening at Beeston and the breeze turning into actual wind.
I’m now miserableAF. Wet and my clean bike is covered in cow shit. Oh, I’d not mentioned the amount of farm crap and tractors on the roads? FFS
Somehow, I manage to cycle the next 50km without launching my bike into a field, or onto the West Coast Mainline at one of the numerous points I crossed it.
Get home cold and annoyed, but my wife has bought me my favourite sandwich from the CoOp, some pork pies and a Coke
Sacked the run off and ate and cleaned the steed
Stats say it all really…never made it out of first gear