After finishing today’s ride (12:22) on the “Oakhurst – Cumberland – Valley Ranch” route by the time I walked from the back door to our master bedroom I could hear rain drops hitting the skylight. Good timing. I punched the ride start button on the Elemnt at 9:55, early for me, on Labor Day. The plan was to ride earlier and get home around 1:00 (or before) and then watch the replay of stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana. I tried signing into my account at NBCSports.com/Gold but I can’t access the replay. So much for that plan. An email to support so far as gone unanswered.

Near the end of the ride as I was going east through Woodridge Forest I passed and said hello to another cyclist. I hope he avoided the rain that is falling intermittently at my house.

While I was riding the route the sky was mostly cloudy and the temperature was in the low 90’s. The humidity must’ve been high because my wrist bands were soaked. To keep the ride time as short as possible I stopped at the Porter Stripes just long enough to refill my water bottle with ice and water. The wind was out of the south and didn’t seem to be too much of problem unless I was riding straight into it. Over the ride I got my overall average speed up to 15.0 mph and stayed there until I was back in Kingwood.

When I was back in Kingwood I could see the dark clouds to the south and wondered if I would get home before the rain fell. The weather forecast said the rain was more likely this afternoon but I guess they miss judged that by a couple of hours.

There is a low chance of rain for tomorrow but I plan getting an early start riding since the Vuelta is having a rest day.

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