I was looking forward to today’s bike ride with great weather. When I got home I watched the highlights of the men’s and women’s Gent-Wevelgem races before getting ready for my bike ride. I rolled the Lynskey R300 bike outside and punched the “start” button on the Bolt computer at 1:34 PM. I chose the “Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” for the third time this year. I was close to a 200 mile week and this route was long enough to get there. Finishing at 3:38 PM I rode 27.76 miles pushing me over the 200 mile mark.

The week’s total of 223.74 miles was slightly less than last week’s 225.51 miles. This was the third 200 mile week for 2022. I rode all 7 days, 1 on Zwift and 6 on the road. As the week progressed the weather warmed up.

I wore a summer kit with the temperature in the 80’s and lots of sun. The wind wasn’t too bad except when I rode out in the open into the headwind. Weather conditions: start 83 (humidity 41%, dew point 57), mostly clear, wind SW 11 mph; finish 85 (humidity 34%, dew point 53), partly cloudy, wind S 10 mph gusts 18 mph. The wind had to get the last gust in before the week ended.

My legs felt good and I set a 2nd fastest time on first part (2:54) in Strava. I had to look that segment up to learn where it was. It is in Forest Cove on streets I normally bike in the opposite direction.