The Final Hillclimb

Spent the weekend down in Surrey for Tom's wedding, so took the opportunity to go for a ride on the Friday with Emily, before the festivities began.

We cruised along to Leith hill and then really attacked the climb and felt good. After that we rolled along to Shere (via a cake-stop) and did the climb out of the village along Hound House Rd. Spent the majority of the 3km climb out of saddle and never changed off the big ring all the way to the top. Felt really strong all the way up, and it was a big confidence boost with the Etape just 2 weeks away.

78km and another 1,100m climbed. The climbing ability seems there, but I'm worried I haven't done enough long rides. We shall see...