18.11.2024 85km.

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  Monday 18th. Wet start then sunny morning.

 Up at 7.45 after a fairly quiet night. Physio. I had better get moving! 

 10.15 Back from physio and light shopping. Sunshine but breezy. My nose is still trying to bleed but I am avoiding blowing my nose.

 11.20 I have the second battery on charge. Readying for a ride. I'll head north to avoid a westerly headwind on my way home.    

 12.00  Ready to go. Taking lunch rolls with me. 

 17.00 37F/3C. Stove lit. 62F/6.7C in the room. Returning after 85km ride to Middelfart and back. Cold headwind going. Blue-black sky ahead. Ragged showers hanging underneath. The massive dark cloud passed over before it started with stinging hail. Turned to rain, enough to thoroughly wet my trousers. Then went off. 

 It remained cold and miserably windy. I had left my waterproof trousers at home. I did a tour to see what else was available. Nothing in the charity shops or the bike shops. The bike shops are discounting due to changing their stock but had nothing left in my size. M.

 The Contec leather Touring saddle was fine again. Best bibs worn under cargo trousers. Not quite warm enough up top. Thermal vest, racing jersey, medium jumper and Endura rain jacket. Not sure what to add. A thin jumper? Swap to my thickest jumper? Take a medium weight jumper in case I get too warm? 

 My hands were getting cold too in the thick, fingered gloves. So I changed to lobster mitts. Still cold. So went back to the fingered gloves. All by GripGrab.

 The jam rolls worked much better than the previous honey. Which leaked into the poly bag. I enjoyed the rolls much more than stuffing sub-micro Corny bars. Though I didn't drink anything at all despite taking apple juice. It felt too cold for a cold drink. Plenty of room for a flask. If I have one. There should be a stainless steel one somewhere. It hasn't been used for years. 

 Dinner was mackerel in tomato sauce with halved tomatoes. 😋

 

 

 

 

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