Today was one of headwinds through the late morning and afternoon. You know this when you have covered 20 km in the first hour and then it drops to more like 12 km/h.
It’s really helpful when your riding buddy has already done 600 km along the Loire for charity followed by Mont Ventoux two days later and is basically fitter than you. That’s when he takes the lead and you slot into his 6 o’clock between 6 and 12 inches from his back wheel to your front. It is surprising how much differences it makes to the pedal power you have to apply to keep going at his speed. If you lose his back wheel it difficult to get back to him.
It also doesn’t help when the temperature gets into the mid 30’s and you are breathing hot air. But, all in all not a bad day, nice country side, sometimes you don’t see another car in either direction for 10 to 15 minutes Nd the route signage is pretty good.
85 km today and 480 m of ascent although a lot was rolling farm land heading into Normandy.
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