Today’s bike ride was the earliest start this week rolling away at 9:20 AM. Stage 6 of the La Vuelta Femenina started early again and finished as I ate breakfast. I didn’t think about the streets being wet from the .71″ of rain in the early hours. That was a perfect time to rain. The streets were dry except for some low spots. So far I biked 198 miles this week and I opted for a shorter version of the Atascocita – Huffman – Walden route. This route averages about 32 miles and today I biked 32.53 miles pushing the week to 230.69 miles after finishing at 11:46 AM. Starting early on Saturday is an opportunity to see other cyclists as the video shows.

Yesterday I received my new Fizik Antares Versus R3 Adaptive 3D printed saddle from Mike’s Bikes and installed it on the Cervelo Caledonia for today’s bike ride. A number of reviews wrote about how comfortable it was and I always like comfort on a bike ride. I paired the saddle with lightly padded Primal shorts which I find comfortable even with thinner padding. I checked all the measurements installing the saddle except the overall height but it turned out to be the same as the Velo Senso TT+ it replaced.

The humidity was high during the ride compared to earlier this week. With the forecast of 90 degrees I opted for a short sleeve jersey and arm sleeves even though it was not near that when I started. My clothes were soaked when I finished. Weather conditions: Start 73 degrees, 95% humidity, dew point 71, mostly cloudy, wind SE 7 mph; Finish 85 degrees, 74% humidity, dew point 76, mostly cloudy, wind S 9 mph.

Today’s route had 6 Strava starred segments. My legs weren’t up to sprinting on all 6 of them but I got these results on 2 of them: PR on New HEB Alley (1:27) and 2nd fastest time on King’s Harbor Loop (1:09). I rode quickly on a couple of others but not enough to set any new results.