Rode this 100k Audax with Paul, a fellow Beeston CC member. Did this one last year with Dad and enjoyed it just as much this year, quite a flat route from Moira nr Asby de la Zouch heading into Warwickshire past Tamworth, continuing towards Sutton Coldfield before turning back towards Atherstone and on to Hinckley, turning back to Twycross and then back onto Moira for coffee, sandwiches and cake at the end. As the name would suggest it was mainly a flat route, but away from the canals it does throw a few hills at you. We started out in the rain at 09:30 after a cup of tea, after about an hour though things cleared up and the rain jacket came off. The sun came out and dried things up before the cloud returned but it stayed dry. We missed the first cafe stop and just got our cards stamped heading for the 2nd cafe stop and some flapjack and coke.
Last year I struggled on this route after time off the bike, this year I felt much better, strong all the way round in fact.
Not hilly enough to be classed as real Epic training, today was really about getting some miles in, hills come next weekend, followed by another Audax with grimpuer (climbing) points in a fortnights time.
Distance = 105.5 km
Time = 4 hrs 20 mins
Ave Speed = 24.3 kph
Top Speed = 61.6 kph
Hillometer = 7.9 m/km
Max H/R = N/A
Ave H/R = N/A
Weather = Overcast, Showers, Sunny Spells 16c
2011
Road Bike = 2440.3 km
Single Speed = 102.2 km
Fixed = 26 km
Indoor = 71.5 km
Total km = 2640 km
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