I decided it had been long enough not biking on my “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route due to road construction. That was the route for today’s bike ride. The video shows the status of the work on Gene Campbell Blvd. around the new Keefer Crossing Middle School. The last time I biked this route was back in March. I will not wait as long for the next ride on this route.

The route followed the streets I used in 2020 to begin the bike ride rather than the streets I use in 2021. That probably accounts for the shorter distance today.

Passed the resurfaced section of Gene Campbell Blvd. going west it appears the road will be 4 lanes. This is in front of the Walmart Distribution Center and where the Lowes distribution center will be. The increase in truck traffic might making riding here a problem but almost every truck that passes me gives plenty of room. There was one truck a couple of years ago that passed me and cut back into the lane too quick but I was able to slow and avoid any problem.

A new bike jersey for today’s bike ride from Primal named Ol’ Texas Jersey. I retired a Bike Nashbar red lightning bolt jersey.

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The Camelbak hydration pack helped me handle the heat. I stopped at the Valero station on FM 1314 at Sorters Road to refill it for the last 12 miles of the ride.

Starting at 11:02 AM meant the temperature had time to move closer to the hot part of the day. I finished at 2:06 PM. What the weather was like: start 87 (71% humidity, 76.1 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 14 mph; finish 89 (66% humidity, 76.3 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 12 mph. The wind helped a little to cool me. The headwind biking SE on FM 1314 wasn’t as strong as I thought it would be.