Tour de Vale - my first 100Km!!!

secretsam
secretsam Posts: 5,120
edited June 2011 in Road beginners
Did my first metric tonne yesterday, despite shocking weather - did the 55 mile Tour de Vale route, plus two detours - one planned, one unplanned (:oops: - went the wrong way down a massive hill...and then back up again...) - so total more like 65 miles

Am a little tender today, knees tired, but feel immensely proud of myself, especially given the atrocious weather

Mind you, my time was hilariously bad...
It's just a hill. Get over it.

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  • chiark
    chiark Posts: 335
    That took determination - congratulations! I didn't even venture outside on the bike yesterday... :oops:
    Synapse Alloy 105 / Rock Lobster Tig Team Sl
  • Lycra Man
    Lycra Man Posts: 141
    Secret Sam - well done. It's great, that sense of achievement.

    Like you, I did the 55 mile route, plus the 7 or so miles to the start and home again. I wasn't rushing, and it took me 3 hours 50 mins.

    Keep it up!

    Lycra Man
    FCN7 - 1 for SPDs = FCN6
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    @Lycra Man - did you brave the horrors of Eythrope Park? I took one look at the gravel and turned around and did a loop through Winchendon instead

    (Note: the route took riders through a park which had just had a 1" layer of gravel laid on the road, making it absolutely lethal for road bikes, although probably OK for the Knobbly fraternity)
    It's just a hill. Get over it.

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