Good cycling conditions today – mostly sunny, not too warm. A slightly immoderate wind from the west. I wanted to do a Fondo, to bite a decent chunk out of the August target – recalculated at the beginning of the month, at 524 miles. Unfortunately I’m on call again so I couldn’t stray too far from base.
I made it up as I went along, starting with a run up through Belton to Long Whatton, along to Diseworth and back down to Peggs Green where I was just a few miles from home again. From there I went down Zion Hill to Lount. I hadn’t been down that way for years. It was part of a shorter route that I don’t bother with now. But today it was quite useful for navigating to Ashby then Packington, from where I had a pleasant lunch on a bench, took the following pic then set off on a part-Twycrosser. Then across to Bosworth, through Barlestone and down to Kirkby Lane – doing a bit of the southbound route.
I was going to go down to Kirkby Mallory and from there to Cadeby and back up, but I got cold feet about being too far from home and pushing my luck so I took a turn to Newbold Verdon and came home the usual way from there. By this time I’d decided not to bother with the full Fondo distance – it’s not that enjoyable faffing around orbital routes near home. Next weekend hopefully I’ll do a proper one.
Home on 52.70 miles.
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I’ve had 11 hours out of the Xoss bike computer since its first charge and judging from the battery indicator it’s good for at least another 6 or 7. Not bad. Less than the stated 25 hours I expect but pretty decent.
To my amusement, Strava tells me I am the “local legend” for a segment near Ashby. Apparently I’ve done it more often than anyone else in the last 90 days.