like the wind!

WOW, I was riding like the wind this morning. Admittedly it's only a 7.5 mile journey into work but I covered it in just over 15 minutes at an average speed of about 29mph. Unfortunately there's no hill like Streatley so I only managed a snail like top speed of 52mph.......
Perhaps my burst of performance was due to watching the tour de nugget last night?

Busy weekend, 26 miles on Saturday, 18 miles Yesterday with 3 cat 5 hills and a cycle in to work this morning with Jared. the legs are feeling it, but please to get 3 days back to back. Legs are hurting this morning though.

Longest route this year

Beautiful weather, 81 miles knocked off on Saturday. Feeling good!. It doesn't get any better than this!
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/96919945/?new_route=1

Woo-hoo!!! Fastest time in the world this year!!

I was fixing that puncture this morning and thought while I have the tyre off, I might as well swap my 28mm winter tyres for 25mm summer ones... and the difference it made was immense! I knocked 3 minutes off my best time this year for the ride in to work, making the 12.6 miles in 38'58" for an average of 19.4mph!!


Not much use getting up a hill in a 68 mile ride, but most enjoyable and very gratifying :)

Tired legs and sunburnt arms.....

I had a half day yesterday and so went for a little bike ride. I haven't ridden for 2 weeks so thought a 30 miler would be a good ride. It was glorious weather although the temp indicated on the bikes computer said 98 degrees!! this made it a little tougher than normal and i easily consumed all of my 2 bottles of water i'd taken with me.
I felt good to be back on the bike but next time will remember to apply liberal amounts of suncream.....

Daves are faster than Jareds! :)

32 miles on the way home last night, including an ascent of Chain Hill which, with two heavy panniers and what turned out to be a soft back tyre (started the day at 90psi, was 55psi when I got home!) was significantly harder than last time with a relatively unencumbered bike!!


The final stages included a dry-weather descent of Streatley hill, and before I chickened out and hit the brakes, I did get up to 46.4mph!! Felt quite quick on a bike :)

mid week cycling in the sunshine

Got out last night in the glorious sunshine and knocked off 30 miles. I managed it in 1hr 37mins. Avg of 18.6mph. Think I might see if Mark Cavendish needs a new lead out man! First time this year I have been out in short sleave jersey and short bibs! long may it continue...