No Zwifting today. After watching the Vuelta a Andalucia – Ruta Del Sol and Volta ao Algarve races on GCN+ I felt inspired for a bike ride outside. The overcast sky kept the temperature in the 70’s and the wind at the 11:20 AM start was from the SE at 9 mph. Checking the weather when I finished at 2:05 PM the increased to 14 mph from the south. A few sprinkles fell on me in Atascocita and on Fairlake Lane but quickly disappeared as I rode on.

My bike for today was the Cervelo Caledonia. I chose the Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route plus riding south to Spanish cove Drive on FM 2100. I renamed the route to Atascocita – Walden – Spanish Cove Drive after seeing how many times I rode it in Strava and SportTracks. With today’s 35.46 miles I only need 88 road miles to reach my 300 mile goal for February.

The ride through Kingwood to the south on W. lake Houston Parkway went through Atascocita, over FM 1960 into Walden. circling through Walden and back into Atascocita I came to FM 1960 for the ride east over Lake Houston. The wind from the south wasn’t too strong riding east. Farilake l\Lane took me south where I met two cyclists riding north. Old Atascocita Road to FM 2100 was windy maybe because the had increased to the 14 mph. A strong headwind tried to slow me down as I rode to Spanish Cove Drive where I made the u-turn and picked up the tailwind to FM 1960. Leaving Huffman heading west on FM 1960 I didn’t know if the wind would be a problem over Lake Houston. It turned out to not be as bad as I feared. Passing traffic blocked some of the wind. Construction workers poured a concrete sidewalk in the work zone at Atascocita Shores Drive. From there I rode through Atascocita Shores and Kings River back to W. Lake Houston Parkway. From there it was about 5 miles to the finish.

I used the GoPro Quik phone app to create today’s ride video for a different look.

Below is the shift data from AXS.SRAM.com ride report.