As I waited for the temperature to move higher I watched the Milano -Sanremo bike race on GCN+. Almost 300 K, a lot longer than I planned on riding today. I chose the “Kingwood to Ramsey Road – Huffman” route because the mileage improved the likelihood of a 200+ mile week. I rearranged some of the streets order from the usual order for this route putting Walden towards the end instead biking there before going east over Lake Houston. It all began at 11:22 AM and finished at 2:26 PM after biking 39.09 miles in 2:56:44. I rode the Cervelo Caledonia bike. The week now totals 197.59 miles with 15.52 miles in Zwift and the rest road miles. For the month I am up to 407.1 road miles towards the 650 mile goal.

This was the first ride on this route in 2022. The last time was October 26th, 2021. Today was slightly shorter and slower.

When I awoke this morning it was 41 degrees but the forecast promised mid 70’s by the afternoon. At the start it was up to 67 with little wind. I dressed accordingly with shorts, a long sleeve T-shirt, short sleeve jersey, and a wind jacket. Those were good choices once I warmed up. Plenty of sun during the ride as it slowly warmed to 72 at the end of the bike ride. The wind increased to 11 mph from the north. The headwind was hard as I pedaled to Ramsey Road. After making the turn there I mostly had a tailwind except riding north on FM 2100 to Huffman.

My hopes that Fairlake Lane returned to a smooth road came to an end as I arrived. It felt like riding on cobbles from FM 1960 to Old Atascocita Road. You can see the road in the video. Maybe new asphalt will arrive before my next ride.

The late start lowered the chances of seeing other cyclists but I saw three. Two made the video, one didn’t.

Over the 39 miles I shifted the RD 29 times. I think this is more than what I would shift on the Canyon Endurace with mechanical shifting. I like the ease of eTap. The AXS.SRAM.com link to today’s bike ride. I spent the most time in the 35×15 gear combination at 1:33:48. Next was the 35×13 at 1:01:15. The headwind accounted for much of the 35×15 time. Riding west on FM 1960 I used the 35×13 mostly. I started in the 35×24 gear and used 6 different combinations.