17-22°C, brisk W, sunny start but building clouds (rain forecast).

The current hot phase is ending this weekend; rain is due from lunchtime today so I set out early. Starting out today was sluggish, warm-up took longer. After an adrenaline shot from an arrogant driver, my pace stepped up. Bannister lane was okay but the last quarter of the ride felt hard.

I got home feeling empty. This week’s distance is 213 km is high, especially over 9h 55 hours.