24°C, full sun & light wind.

I chose a route to take the climb to Col de Soller from north towards Palma. There was none of the expected shade climbing this way but it felt better than last year.

I was convinced the frame had a few cracks.  I was wrong about this – the problem was some protective tape in the frame. No doubt the stuff was applied to prevent the frame getting scratched. It was the edges of the tape that felt like cracks in my fingers.

22°C full sun and light wind.

Rode a known route to Fornalutx from Deia. The bike is a little creaky compared with last year; perhaps it’s getting old. Some of the lower gear changes were poor despite the electric Ultegra Di2 shift. Odd that. I didn’t see the hirer to say. There were other issues too.