Very quiet out there. Yeah, yeah, I know I had a leisurely mid-morning start, but usually I see at least one other person out there! Today, it was like a ghost town - I didn't see a single soul on a bike at all today.
I did the usual loop out to Tramonto and Geelhoutboom, then cut back down the road to Valcor Farm and back out to Tramonto and Geelhoutboom once again for a bit of a loop. I got back to the village and saw I was only at 60 Km, so I decided I should add in a loop up Sandhootge Road for a bit of extra punishment (which it was - chain came off 2x on that climb...).
It was quite a bit cooler, so I only ran out of fluids at Km 55. I didn't want to, but I stopped at Km 69 (just before the start of the descent down into Greenhaven) for a few seconds to down an extra 400 ml bottle of liquid I had in the backpack. I really (and I mean really) hate stopping, especially on solo rides, but I was running a bit low on energy and figured there was no point in getting a dehydration headache. Poor excuse, I know. :)
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I did the usual loop out to Tramonto and Geelhoutboom, then cut back down the road to Valcor Farm and back out to Tramonto and Geelhoutboom once again for a bit of a loop. I got back to the village and saw I was only at 60 Km, so I decided I should add in a loop up Sandhootge Road for a bit of extra punishment (which it was - chain came off 2x on that climb...).
It was quite a bit cooler, so I only ran out of fluids at Km 55. I didn't want to, but I stopped at Km 69 (just before the start of the descent down into Greenhaven) for a few seconds to down an extra 400 ml bottle of liquid I had in the backpack. I really (and I mean really) hate stopping, especially on solo rides, but I was running a bit low on energy and figured there was no point in getting a dehydration headache. Poor excuse, I know. :)
Click on the map below to see the full route/workout profile on www.sports-tracker.com
