MagicThighs
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- Location
- Wiltshire
I've been cycling every weekend since August and gradually built up the distance I can do. It seems incredible that my first real ride (as opposed to a short family cycle) was a 3 mile loop that I found really hard!
I had done a couple of 30 milers and but wanted to push on to 40, so I planned a ride on Sunday just gone, through the lanes from my home to the A4 East of Calne, along the A4 to Marlborough, down towards Pewsey and back along a minor road to Devizes and then to home.
I realised as I set off that I would have a headwind on the return leg, but didn't realise how hard this would be. The first part of the ride to Marlborough and a few miles beyond was fine, but when I started heading for home (i.e. West) I caught the full force of the wind. This made it bloody hard going, and I had to stop a few times for a quick breather, but I made it back.
40 miles in 4 hours. Not eaxctly fast but as a 17+ stone bloke on a 10 year old mountain bike, with a headwind for the return leg of the ride, not too bad methinks!
I had done a couple of 30 milers and but wanted to push on to 40, so I planned a ride on Sunday just gone, through the lanes from my home to the A4 East of Calne, along the A4 to Marlborough, down towards Pewsey and back along a minor road to Devizes and then to home.
I realised as I set off that I would have a headwind on the return leg, but didn't realise how hard this would be. The first part of the ride to Marlborough and a few miles beyond was fine, but when I started heading for home (i.e. West) I caught the full force of the wind. This made it bloody hard going, and I had to stop a few times for a quick breather, but I made it back.
40 miles in 4 hours. Not eaxctly fast but as a 17+ stone bloke on a 10 year old mountain bike, with a headwind for the return leg of the ride, not too bad methinks!