Today’s bike ride was on roads I use but not in this combination. I wanted to ride at least 35 miles but I wasn’t sure if the route would get there but it did. I created a new route name, FM1485 – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd. Its similar to my Community Drive – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd route. The differences began in Kingwood, Woodridge Forest, and riding north to FM 1485 instead of turning at TX 99. I rolled out at 10:09 AM on my Cervelo Caledonia and finished at 1:08 PM. I started later after doing some yard work but no delay from the Giro D’Italia because it is a rest day for them.

The weather was delightful. A modest wind, sunshine, low humidity and dew point. In the sun it still felt comfortable. A gentle headwind let me pedal with less effort. There were 5 starred Strava segments during the route. I contested 3 but no personal record results but my overall average speed hit 14.8 mph for awhile. I claimed the Strava Local Legend on Shell – Stripes Cruise riding NW on FM 1314.

Recently at the start of a ride my Bolt computer does not show the 3 sec average watts. Before riding today I powered up the Bolt, connected the sensors, powered it off and then restarted it. I don’t know if that had any affect but the watts showed for the whole ride.

I rode 38.83 miles closing the gap to my 750 mile goal for May to 32 miles. Tuesday will be my last ride for several days so I want to hit my goal tomorrow.