Did 45 miles today but it felt more like 70!
I thought I was doing incredibly well...for the first half of the ride, then I got away from the sheltering walls and hills around Gargrave and faced some of the worst side winds I've ever ridden in. That was bad enough but then on the homeward leg, it was in to a predominant head wind that at one point had me in the 39 ring just to maintain forward momentum...on the flat! Averaged 19 MPH on the outward leg, 9 MPH on the return!
I thought I was doing incredibly well...for the first half of the ride, then I got away from the sheltering walls and hills around Gargrave and faced some of the worst side winds I've ever ridden in. That was bad enough but then on the homeward leg, it was in to a predominant head wind that at one point had me in the 39 ring just to maintain forward momentum...on the flat! Averaged 19 MPH on the outward leg, 9 MPH on the return!