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Cycle to the Potato Festival at Petrusberg:
Time: 1:50:46 (1:27 per kilometre)
Distance: 75.8km
HR: 160 bpm (ave) 175 (max)
Average Speed: 41.1km/h
Energy: 2044
Cycled back after a swim and some time to relax on the lawn:
Time: 2:06 (1:41 per kilometre)
Distance: 74.5km
HR: 150bpm (ave) 169 (max)
Average Speed: 35.5km/h
Energy: 2082 (was much hotter on the way back)
Total time: 3:57
Distance: 150.3km
Average speed: 37.5km/h
Energy: 4126
Didn't really ride very well going out...or didn't really manage to catch the slip on a few occasions. Fell out of two bunches, road was bumpy and the strong right to left gusts meant it was hard to shelter behind the guys if there were more than 6 riding abreast. But I broke a third bunch apart into a nice mechanical wing, and we worked nicely together. Wilba coming through didn't help as I kept pursuing him and he kept riding gutter, which meant I got weakened and thrown off a few times.
Andre rode well, and finished ahead of me, which he seemed really proud about. Funny guy. Will have to kick his butt next time.
Felt strong on the 2nd 80km, so much so that I pulled away on the last 3 km, and then rode a bit harder since I'd run out of water. We were a nice group: Jacques Greef (who won the event), Coen, Philip (who I gave R20 to for food), and Hannes, who rode with me on the last stretch on the first 80km.
We were all pretty wasted when we'd finished, partly because of the extreme heat.
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