I rode an easy ride over the “Oakhurst – Cumberland – Valley Ranch” route. I modified this route slightly adding about 2 miles by going to Kingwood Drive and reconnecting with the usual route. This made the ride 35.28 miles long. I declared this a recovery ride because my legs needed to recover from yesterday’s longer ride and the winding streets for the first 10 miles lowered my average speed. Overall the average speed came in at 14.3 mph but I did get it up to 14.5 mph briefly.

Going through Oakhurst I saw another biker which is unusual there.

The rest break came at 23.8 miles at the Stripes store on FM1314 and Valley Ranch Parkway. I noticed on the last ride by Stripes that their 32 oz fountain drink is $.99 plus tax. I like that price and they have a shady place to rest and eat my snacks. Fruit punch Gatorade with ice helped to cool me down after riding in the sun.

At Cumberland Crossing the Grand Parkway FM1314 overpass still awaits the beams and the lanes are narrowed to one side of the center of the full road width. I could see some construction equipment moving around so maybe the beams will arrive some day soon.

The weather forecast for today mentioned a possible rain shower but it disappeared by the time I got back home at 2:08. Tomorrow’s forecast again includes a chance of rain in the late afternoon. I should be finished with my ride by then. I started at 11:03 due to watching the Critérium du Dauphiné live. Today’s stage started later than the previous ones. I haven’t seen the start time for tomorrow’s stage.

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Home weather at ride start

Porter weather at Stripes

Home weather end of ride