it did rain. The course was mainly back lanes that incorporated short
sharp rises and tight twisty descents. With rain and road filth in my
eyes I took us up a wrong turn five miles from the start that perhaps
added 15 minutes to our time.
I lost Jenn on a fast descent (I didn't just leave her that was the
plan) and hit the gas. The roads were in a bad way and it was a
miracle I didn't puncture. At about 60 miles there is a euro gradient
climb between Melmerby and Renwick with a tailwind it was bliss to
climb. Jenn was having the usual bother from male riders who overtake
her just because she's a woman then get in the way. Jenn was having
none of it and gave some lads the Lance Armstrong stare and showed
them how to climb, I would have paid to see that.
I was waiting for the wall I usually hit but it didn't arrive, my legs
were strong but I had bad nausia that sapped my ability to push on. My
speedo says 88 miles at 18 mph so I'm happy with that, Jenn was about
30-40 mins back, I'll check the times and post them later.
Off road tomorrow.. Where did I put those crud catchers
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