Sea of vapours
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I missed your announcement of that, Colin :-\ I was planning on joining you for this half of it. Oh well - glad you were able to do it yesterday, which was lovely, rather than today, which most certainly isn't.
Oh, dear ...Unlike @ColinJ I did not use my brain and banked on the forecast of a bit windy and showers being correct yesterday. Did the Raglan 200km audax. Felt like 400, it was wet, it was windy (sheltered from an overhead thunderstorm in a barn with perplexed cows, was nearly sliced through the railings both ways over the bridge and dragged myself up 2500m all except walking some of the horrible 16% Usk climb. Only just made it in audax time, full lights needed to not fall in canal on way back to the station in Bath. Had a great time with a very loyal ride buddy, far better than Ride London 2 years ago today. That's my 200km ride done for this year!
Strewth, bravo, sounds like a bit of a monster ride. I know I *should* do a 200km this year but I've yet to convince myself.Unlike @ColinJ I did not use my brain and banked on the forecast of a bit windy and showers being correct yesterday (Sat). Did the Raglan 200km audax. Felt like 400, it was wet, it was windy (sheltered from an overhead thunderstorm in a barn with perplexed cows), was nearly sliced through the railings both ways over the bridge and dragged myself up 2500m all except walking some of the horrible 16% Usk climb. Only just made it in audax time, full lights needed to not fall in canal on way back to the station in Bath. Had a great time with a very loyal ride buddy, far better than Ride London 2 years ago today. That's my 200km ride done for this year!
Edited on Monday: Quite happy to do another 200 now, but not every month
So instead of the joys of the moors, it had to be a utilitarian ride, along what for the most part, is just bleak suburbia.