Down hill, with a tailwind, on a smooth road, following a tandem. Very nice.
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Mileage: 104.0miles, Start: 7:30am, Time: 6hr:19min,
Avg: 20.1mph, Rolling: 16.5mph, Climb: 1,502ft,
Weather: Hot & Sunny, Temp: 62-100°F
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Today was one of those days that cycling was invented for! After a short climb out of Bozeman, we just cruised 100 miles to our destination. Managed to break 50mph for the first time on this trip, coming down the other side of the Bozeman pass. Then we managed 20mph+ to lunch, with very little effort.
Had a lot of fun following Susan & Lon's tandem at 30mph+ along the frontage road. I had a cricket / grasshopper take a ride on my handlebars for about 5 minutes along the way. He sure was lost, when he jumped off!
Temperatures climbed well today, with no cloud cover at all. Coming into Columbus several signs flashed over 100 degrees. Had a wait for the room keys, so some went for a swim in the river. With my fair skin, I decided this would be suicide, so I went and sat in the air-conditioned lobby with a few other sensible people.
Very little effort required today, but that's about to change in two days time...
Strong paceline = 30mph
My passenger for 5 minutes.(Or: "Faster Shaun, faster. We can catch 'em")
(Yes, I did take a pic of my handlebars at nearly 30mph!)
Out in the wild (mid)west
1 comment:
Still sounds amazing. Although even for the experience and the sightseeing, I don't think I could put myself through the physical effort it would take.
Who am I kidding - my little legs just wouldn't stay the distance!
If I could bring Marmite....?
Mx
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