19°C, cloudy and humid. Light onshore breeze.
Dull July ride
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Warm summer road ride.
18°C, light NW, bright sun & dry.
Bees: On the return leg was green lane, a single-track with no hedges and exposed to the strong wind. These roads are elevated slightly which makes the wind worse. Anyway, suddenly, I was in the middle of a swarm of bees. There were about 50 of them, heading south. They’re a problem if trapped in your clothes, that’s when they’ll sting. I could feel them bouncing off my jersey but none were trapped. I got away with it.
Rivington.
16°C, light SE, dry & full sun
Easter Sunday, nice long ride in strong sunshine.
Saturday loop.
18°C, light SW, bright sun turning milky.
Did a decent length with confidence bouyed by the trip to Mallorca a few days ago.
Recovery ride to Deia
22°C, no wind + full sun.
Sollér to Deia is only 8 miles but with a big climb between. There are no low level routes from Sóller so it had to be.
When I got back, I definitely felt better (after yesterday’s monster).
1975m climbing.
16-22°C, light S breeze, 0 cloud.
Four big climbs kept the average speed low but felt quite different from last summer. Back then I had empty legs and felt awful to the point I was worried. Back then, the ride was half the difference and still a struggle.
Spring Magnolia.
10-12°C, dull & still to start but it cleared to bright sun with cold westerly.
Equinox, warm.
18°C, sun & light SSE wind. Dry, perfect.
Spring Equinox is on the 20th this year since it’s not a leap year. Anyway, this marks the 2nd ride in shorts, Pure pleasure.
My ankle is still stiff but it’s getting better.
Warm March 8th
18°C, light SE, blue sky.
After riding yesterday, I still feel it today, so that means a slow outbound. Maybe I didn’t carbo-load enough last evening. This feeling hung over all morning, but after lunch at the cafe, it got better. Besides, what a gorgeous sunny day. Perfect conditions.
First: day of spring, outing on the Racelite.
9°C, dry & sunny, light westerly.
First outing for spring on the 1st March. It has new wheels (ok, secondhand). They’re the same again: Mavic Aksium. And they run nicely.
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