The Cervelo Caledonia wheels rolled out at 10:47 AM this morning after I watched stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia and took of some chores. It looks and feels like summer is edging closer with the temperature at 85 and the humidity getting closer to normal for Houston. I chose my “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route to get a couple of extra miles towards my 700 mile goal for May. I biked 37.39 miles lifting May’s total to 647.09 miles and the week to 154.09 miles. Year to date I rode 2,948 miles, 118 miles less than last year at this time and 361 miles short of 2020 as of today. Maybe I can get closer to those totals. I altered the route to avoid the Rock Creek at Northpark Drive because of the dogs.

So far in 2022 I rode this route 4 times with the distance close on each ride. 3 rides on the Cervelo and 1 on the Lynskey R300. A quick comparison of the rides below. I should rename this route to “New Caney – Gene Campbell Blvd – FM 1314”.

Weather conditions: start 85 (humidity 66%, dew point 72), a few clouds, wind W 9 mph; finish 90 (humidity 54%, dew point 71), a few clouds, wind SW 9 mph. The wind felt stronger than 9 mph to my legs. I thought it might be 12 mph or higher when I rode west and SW. Lots of sun. The dew point made it feel hotter.

Link to AXS.SRAM.com ride report. Total moving time: 2:43:21. Time using the 35×15 gears was 1:12:07 or 14.9 miles. I pedaled the 35×13 gears 1:09:08 or 18.4 miles. 29 RD shifts.

I regained the Strava Local Legend on Briar Willow to Lodge.