Sunday 15th May. My bike computer data: Distance 152 km's. Elevation gain: 971m. Ave speed 28.8 kmph. Max speed during the ride 54.2kmph. Ave pace: 2.05 mins per kilometre. Total ride time: 5hrs 17mins. Ave heart rate for the ride: 116 bpm. Ave temp during the ride: 19.4 deg C.
We woke this morning to not only the 1st stage of the ride but also to a weather change - not so great. Cool to cold cloudy day and 15 deg C and it started raining just after we departed Calpe. And I had a slightly dodgy gut for some reason. Bless those fine folk who invented Imodium tablets. We kicked off the ride at 9.30am and Chris and I joined the lead group of 17 riders - which was made up almost only of Kiwi's and Aussies plus a couple of Swiss and German riders. And one lady - Sabrina from Germany. I took this pic 'on the fly' about half way down the bunch with about an hour to go. We are in our special blue & white 'SuperEuroride' cycling jerseys. The rain did stop after the first two hours or so (60kms of riding) and eventually the sun came back and the temp rose up. Today was a relatively easy day - mainly flat - some tail/cross winds and quieter roads. A few hills in the last 20 kms but nothing of any worry. We both finished comfortably with the group after just over 5 hours riding. Side note - Would you believe despite us staying in hotels in the beautiful Valencia region of Spain - we cannot get freshly squeezed or even regular orange juice for breakfast. What gives Spain? Anyway things are going well here - nice hotels, good food and good organisation. And a fun bunch of people to ride (and suffer) with ! Tomorrow's stage 2 is 170 km's with two climbs in the morning. Now where is that pillow to rest my head on?... :-)
It's cold and wet in Melbourne. Bet you're not home sick! Keep up the great work and do a climb for me. Andrew Lam Mentone
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