Well, that was brutal

cruff

200km today from Manchester due south to Daventry, into a 25k/h head wind literally the entire way. Does the wind EVER stop blowing North of Watford?

chris_bass

Nope, never!

I'm considering hopping on the turbo and then going for a nice walk instead because I'm so fed up with the wind

dabber

Just think of Steve Abraham riding his 200 miles EVERY day in these conditions.
https://app.strava.com/athletes/1419435

marcusjb

Dabber wrote:

Just think of Steve Abraham riding his 200 miles EVERY day in these conditions.
https://app.strava.com/athletes/1419435

Indeed. 2015 is the year where not one of us can wimp out of a training ride because it's a bit windy/rainy/cold/snowy etc.

If things are tough, just think of Steve and what he's going through, day in day out.

That said, point-to-point rides can be very tough if the wind is against you and there's little chance of the reward of a circular ride etc.

cruff

Dabber wrote:

Just think of Steve Abraham riding his 200 miles EVERY day in these conditions.
https://app.strava.com/athletes/1419435

Yeah, Steve's a machine. I was going to say something pithy here about him planning his rides so that he has a tailwind... But no. 200 miles a day is absolutely insane

chris_bass

I decided to man up and got out for 107 miles in the end, not exactly in steves league though