It took two tries to get biking today. The first attempt failed as I walked to the door and rain started. I waited until 11:48 AM for the second attempt to allow time for the streets to dry off a little. I rode my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike and followed my “Atascocita – FM 2100 – Walden” route for 32.13 miles. My week total now stands at 119.83 miles. Hopefully the rain leaves so I can bike tomorrow after church. This was the 7th time biking this route in 2021, all on the same bike.

This has been a rainy week and today it continued. Earlier this morning it rained but I thought it would dry off so I could ride around 11 AM. That was the failed attempt. I was inspired to ride after watching three races on GCN+: Giro d”Italia, Vuelta a Andalucia – Ruta del Sol, and Tour du Finistère.

An overcast sky and strong wind made for a sticky bike ride. Weather conditions: start 78 (86% humidity, 73.9 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 20 mph gusts 28 mph; finish 77 (89% humidity, 73.3 dew point), drizzle, mostly cloudy, wind SE 18 mph gusts 28 mph. Getting to FM 2100 I battled a headwind most of the way. After maing the u-turn at FM 2100 a tailwind helped me return to Kingwood. The drizzle started when I reached Atascocita Shores Drive at FM 1960 biking back to Kingwood. It wasn’t heavy enough to feel but the spots on my handlebars didn’t go away.

No other cyclists crossed my path. Either they stayed home or rode before my time.

After finishing at 2:22 PM I hosed off the Canyon bike. It was too gritty to just wipe down.