Tuesday 17th May: Stage 3 today and fortunately a somewhat easier day in the saddle after yesterday. 151 kms today that was largely flat and on quiet roads - albeit on some country roads where if there was an Olympic medal for potholes and spot tar sealing - they would have won gold. So some stage stats - 151 kms, 31.2 kmph average, 4 hrs 58 mins in the saddle, 902 metres climbing all day over the 151 kms so not much. One of the lads in our group took this pic of me 'on the fly' at roughly the half way point in today's stage. The countryside was lovely and the weather was again great. This stage was largely up on the Valencian hinterland at about 1000m above sea level. The overnight stop is in a deligfhtful city called Catalayud where we were once again put up in a nice hotel with good food. Tomorrow's stage is a toughie - and the longest of the ride I think. 185 kms with 1800 metres of climbing from here in Catalayud to Sos del Rey. Couple more days and we hit France!
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