Took my bike on a weekend holiday with my mates to the Cotswolds, and despite the copious amounts of alcohol consumed, I managed to get out for a couple of rides on it.
On Saturday I led our slightly hungover peloton on a loop ride from Tetbury.
The main climb on the first half of the ride was a punchy 12% out of the village of Uley, which strung out the group a bit. The descent into Stroud was great fun with some fast, sweeping bends (and the occasional cattle grid). Half-time refuelling came courtesy of the Lockkeeper's Café in Stroud.
Was able to really attack out of the saddle on Butterrow Hill and maintain a good speed all the way up the climb. After that we rolled across the heathland at the top before hammering along the approach back to Tetbury.
Good ride and lots of fun.
Went out for a 23km TT today - good course with a couple of short climbs to get the heartrate going. Averaged 33.3km/h - not bad given the amount of wine, cocktails and rich food consumed the night before.
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