After yesterday’s rain today’s weather was much more bike ride friendly. I wanted to get a long ride and chose the “SR242 – FM1314” route. I changed the beginning of the route to add a couple of miles and then exited Kingwood on Mills Branch Drive and Ford Road rather than the usual ride through Woodridge Forest and Adams St. to US59. The mostly cloudy sky and 78 degrees at the start of the ride (left home at 12:05) was slightly chilly thanks to the NW wind. I wore a short sleeve jersey but a couple of times a long sleeve one would have been nice. After I was warmed up and not riding into the wind I was more comfortable. With the few route changes the ride totaled 50.29 miles.

The wind was hardest while I rode west on SH 242 from US59. The trees were too far back from the road in places to break the wind and in other places they created a tunnel for the wind to blow straight at me. One I reached FM1485 the road bent more to the south and the wind was not a full headwind. I made a short water bottle refill stop at the Chevron station at FM1485 and SH 242. Making the left turn at FM1314 the wind moved to my left rear quarter for the ride to Porter. I stopped at the Cumberland Shell for a rest break. The Edge 520 screen when I stopped at the station and the weather while I was eating.

With the longer ride today this positioned me to pass by the schools long after the traffic had gone.

The 50.29 miles moved me past my May mileage goal of 540 miles to 563 miles. Every ride for the rest of the month will add to exceeding the goal.

The splits from today’s ride.

More nice weather tomorrow for riding. After watching the Giro I will be on the road.

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