Andy in Germany
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- Rottenburg am Neckar
A respectable distance, especially with all that climbing.
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A respectable distance, especially with all that climbing.
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ColinJ
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Andy in Germany
Legendary Member
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Finished my qualifying rides. I set it low this year; 40km round trip which is basically my commute. This is the final stretch yesterday before my village.
FrothNinja
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Doing a qualifying ride tomorrow morn from east Lancs to near Burscough to meet people for lunch.
Even if the rain arrives early, I should have the wind at my back and do it in under 3 hours on the curly bar bike.
I have an offer of a lift back which is why I would have to take the CX.
Am kind of tempted to attempt the round trip on the electric but I suspect I would regret it within a mile of starting the return leg.
I'm always surprised at how little climbing there is for such a long ride round here. Oddly, the route Komoot chose for me is about 1,200 ft heading to the coast but only around 1,500 ft on the same route heading back to the Pennines.
The slightly shorter route through Accy and Blackamoor that I was thinking of is similar at 1,625 ft out and 2,025 ft back.
Same distance in almost any other direction would give me a qualifier for the Climbing challenge.
Even if the rain arrives early, I should have the wind at my back and do it in under 3 hours on the curly bar bike.
I have an offer of a lift back which is why I would have to take the CX.
Am kind of tempted to attempt the round trip on the electric but I suspect I would regret it within a mile of starting the return leg.
I'm always surprised at how little climbing there is for such a long ride round here. Oddly, the route Komoot chose for me is about 1,200 ft heading to the coast but only around 1,500 ft on the same route heading back to the Pennines.
The slightly shorter route through Accy and Blackamoor that I was thinking of is similar at 1,625 ft out and 2,025 ft back.
Same distance in almost any other direction would give me a qualifier for the Climbing challenge.
FrothNinja
Guru
Stayed dry and felt fresh-ish when I arrived. Lunch and chat for a couple of hours by which time the worst of the rain seemed to have passed so I dug out plan B and rode back with friends ready to bale me out if it started raining hard or got to windy. Neither happened and I also got my climbing target in. Though it was a little less than the planner predicted, it was a rather satisfying 1234 metres.
Longest ride of the year. Kit hopefully drying overnight. A touch tender in a few places and quite tired. Late-ish start to work tomorrow so hopefully get a sleep in.
Hands possibly not up to guitar tonight, but I might have a go on one of the lighter ones.
Feeling virtuous enough for an indulgent pudding...
Longest ride of the year. Kit hopefully drying overnight. A touch tender in a few places and quite tired. Late-ish start to work tomorrow so hopefully get a sleep in.
Hands possibly not up to guitar tonight, but I might have a go on one of the lighter ones.
Feeling virtuous enough for an indulgent pudding...
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