60 miles
5 hours and 27 minutes in the saddle
35.5 mph max speed - new speed record!
11 mph average speed
weather: hot with afternoon thunderstorms
This morning we managed to reach 13.4 mph average speed for the first two hours of our ride, which is the fastest we have travelled in the last week and a half. We wasted a bit of time in Radford trying to buy dogwhistles, but with no luck. There are pet shops in Radford, but they only open for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Very strange.
A very fine example of classic helmet head
The ride today has consisted of roller coaster hills with tough climbs and fast descents. For the first time on this trip Mette bonked, I just ran out of energy and no matter how hard I tried my legs would not pedal up the hills. Bonking is avoided by eating enough to keep your energy levels up. Tomorrow I will get up early and start having breakfast before Stephen and eat for longer! hopefully that will let me eat enough.
I need more food than just pink grapefruit juice mixed with water! Lunch stop near DraperThe area that we are travelling through seems to have a greater density of cattle and churches than citizens. We know that we are in the bible belt, but we didn't know that we are also in the cattle belt!
America is country of contrasts. Today we have cycled past vast mansions, with immaculate lawns. Sometimes on the neighbouring property there will be a trailer home that is run down and with huge amounts of junk on the property. Often there will be enormous coal trucks parked infront of the home, which must cost thousands of dollars. It has been eye opening for us to see that in a country as wealthy as America there are many people that live in extreme poverty.
The bad weather is on its way. Near Wythesville
No comments:
Post a Comment