With no bike races to watch I started today’s bike ride a little earlier than normal leaving at 10:41 and finishing at 1:51 PM. The bike ride followed the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route for a total of 40.68 miles. The weather was pleasant with 80 degrees as I rolled out the driveway moving up to 88 degrees at the end. Partly cloudy skies meant the sun moved in and out but it wasn’t too hot thanks to the light 5 mph NE breeze plus me moving through the air. The short sleeve jersey/shorts combination kept me comfortable as the temperature would allow.

A 15 minute break at the Huffman Chevron at the 29.3 mile point (12:45 PM) was enough to cool down, eat some snack crackers, refill my water bottle and sit in the shade. Leaving the station the bike ride west was easy thanks to a nice tailwind.

My warranty repaired PowerPod is working nicely, recording my energy output meager as it may be. When I was watching the Giro d’Italia one of the commentators remarked about how the GC contenders like to ride in the peloton and turn the cranks as little as possible to conserve energy. Also it was interesting to see the power output of some of the racers on the screen. some of the numbers were not that far from mine.

More nice weather tomorrow so I hope to be back on the Stradalli bicycling.

Link to Strava.com

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Golden Cheetah Ride Summary