I must have picked up a cold as I was not feeling well this week. Sore throat, not feeling fit. I did check for Covid, but the test turned out negative. As a result, only had a few rides this week.
On Tuesday, I joined NCC on the hill climb race. This week we were in London to race up Leith Hill. It is a short 1.2mi climb with an average grade of 7%.
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There were 10 participants. I could keep up with Melissa and Henry III, but my heart rate spiked at some point, and I had to take it a little easier after that. With that finished just after Henry for 7th overall place. It was my 2nd fastest time, 6:23, with an average wattage of 332.
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Due to my sore throat, I did not participate in the NCC race on Thursday.
Saturday, I started to feel better. After playing pickleball in the morning, Paula and I went for a short ride up 116 and then back via Main Poland. Main Poland is a gravel road and was pretty soggy. It also had some big ruts in certain sections.
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The next day we rode again. This time we rode to the Euphoria bakery in Haydenville. This was a more leisurely and flatter 20+ mile route. At the bakery, we stopped for a quick lunch. We then returned home with a short detour over the bike path. Since I got cold, did some interval efforts which made this a good 100+ TSS ride for me.
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Here this week on veloviewer.
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