Yesterday I watched the Paris-Nice race on TV. The peloton split into several groups because of the 20+ mph crosswinds. Today I could understand the situation on my bike ride. At the beginning of my ride the southeast wind blew 18.4 mph with 28.8 mph gusts and by the time I finished the wind “slowed down” to 21 mph and 25 mph gusts. As I rode across Lake Houston heading east I looked down at the full lake and saw 1 to 2 foot waves with those white caps in the post title. With this strong wind the clouds rolled in to cover the blue sky from yesterday. The temperature also fell to 73 degrees from the 81 or so on Monday. I prefer the 81 temperature. The ride today was chilly at times.

There was one other biker out and our path crossed around the 22 mile point on my route. The ride ended up with 30.11 miles. Even with the wind I did keep my average speed at 15.2 mph and the max speed at 21.8 mph. For the first 10 miles I rode into the wind and the average speed looked like it would be in the 14 mph range but the places I rode with a tailwind I made up for the deficit. Average cadence was 79.9 RPM. March miles total 147.68, YTD miles are up to 783.77. No biking tomorrow due to a meeting.

The Garmin Connect data and SportTracks data are starting to coincide again. I am not sure why they are.

[iframe http://ridewithgps.com/trips/535154 95% 600]

3-6-2012 Home Weather Station End