28 ~42+°C, light breeze, strong sun.

That was a very hard day. I picked a route similar to a previous visit in 2016, up to Lluc about then south to return at low level. The day was hot to begin with and it’s likely that I was not fully hydrated. I really suffered from the 2nd hour onwards. My legs were empty on the climbs and I ran out of water just before the summit. In all, I drank at least 4 litres and was still dehydrated. It seems likely that I was not fully hydrated to start the day and no fully acclimatised either.

Anyway, the bike was a Cube Attain Disc 60 cm. It’s not my favourite on from recent years (the Ridely was though). The reach wasn’t quite right for me and the handling is a bit twitchy on the climbs. The brakes were great thought, especially on those fast descending hairpins going south.

The day got hotter and hotter; in Caimari,  the pharmacy showed 40°C on their sign. Some of the south facing valleys were definitely hotter than that – perhaps 45°C.