The Tour of The Alps ended early enough to help get today’s bike ride started at 10:22 AM. I rode north on my “Kingwood – FM 1485 – Kingwood” route biking 31.83 miles by the 12:48 PM finish. The main reason for the early start was a dental appointment this afternoon.

The week now totals 145.09 miles and April is up to 671.7 miles. I am not gaining on YTD 2020 miles with 2021 trailing by 46 miles. This was the 6th time I biked this route in 2021. The week is in a good position to reach 200+ miles and I am considering an organized ride on Saturday.

I rode my Lynskey 300 bike pushing the odometer to 3,821 miles.

With the early start the temperature was hovering just above 60 when I got ready improving to 64 by the time I walked out the door. Bike ride weather: start 64 (50% humidity, 45 dew point), partly cloudy, wind E 9 mph; finish 69 (52% humidity, 51 dew point), partly cloudy, wind E 15 mph. The wind got stronger during the ride and riding to the east I noticed harder pedaling. I wore shorts, leg warmers, a long sleeve thermal jersey and a windbreaker jacket. I was a little chilly at the start but after about 15 minutes of biking I didn’t notice it any longer.

Friday’s weather forecast contains rain but maybe not until mid day.