No bike race to watch this morning allowing me to start today’s bike ride at 9:51 AM, a little earlier than usual. I chose a longer route heading north on my “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route to get the week off to a good start. This was the second time biking this route in 2021. I rode my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike 41.25 miles. May now totals 98.55 miles towards my 660 mile goal.

At the start the wind wasn’t too strong but by the time I finished at 1:14 PM it picked up producing a stiff headwind while I returned to Kingwood. Weather conditions: start 80 (83% humidity, 74.2 dew point), overcast with haze, wind S 10 mph; finish 87 (63% humidity, 72.8 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 16 mph gusts 24 mph. The gusts made pedaling extra difficult but I kept my average speed above 14 mph until I returned to Kingwood. No long sleeves necessary today but I did wear sunscreen.

While I rode to US59 to head north I spotted two other cyclists in Sherwood Trails Village. Our paths didn’t cross but I did seem as I turned north and they rode west. If you watch the video you can see a glimpse of them in the second clip under my arm as I hold the GoPro in a strange position.

The blooming plants caught my eye as I biked through Tavola so I stopped and took these photos. The colors compliment the Canyon bike.

Strava told me I gained Local Legend on Briar Willow to Lodge.