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A personal best performance
Ever since I started cycling seriously again after a break of twenty-nine years, I tackled a nearby hill immediately which I call the Caylus Hill. It is a bit of a misnomer as there are many hills in the area and around Caylus specifically. The road I am talking about is the one that [...]
Home – Parisot – Rocarie – Lac – Cornerave – Cornusson – Duges – Home
Ah, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. I had mentally prepared for the Cornusson hill and, when I got there, there was a “Route Barrée” sign as the council were cutting down trees. So I did a detour via Douges which added 750 to 800 metres on the planned route but [...]
Home – Caylus – St Antonin – Arnac – Verfeil – Moreau – Home
You will see that today took me ten seconds longer than yesterday – for the identical route. What is interesting is that I cycled after yesterday’s three course lunch which included bread. Today I merely had two lamb cutlets with chips (fries) and a 250 ml draught beer. I can tell you that today was [...]
Voie Verte: Port Lauragais – Ramonville – Port Lauragais
I commenced this ride at 07h30 today. I made good progress on the outbound sector as there were strong winds gusting from my rear. The return journey was a different story. Have a look from the halfway mark onwards how my speed declined and my heart rate increased. I experienced unforecast winds headwinds of 35 [...]
