It was a perfect day for a long ride out east onto the Fens. Up at 0400, back at 2000. That sort of thing. Alas, because I have to travel tomorrow, it wasn’t a good idea. So I thought I’d settle for about 135km of the Eastbound Route.
I set off at about 0915. Coolish at that time of day; very slightly uncomfortable. But I was in legs-out minimal clothing mode, because the temperature was due to climb quite quickly, which it did.
I stopped when I got to the Captain Tom bench at Colsterworth, just short of the A1 crossing. Ate something there and took the pic. Then turned back. Came home the same way except that, as usual, I approached Wymeswold via Narrow Lane coming west.
Finished the Luke James Fashi0n memoir, Stairway to Nowhere, including some audiobook-only “deleted scenes”. In one of them, we learn that the band played a fundraiser with The Damned in 1978, ostensibly to help Sid Vicious with his legal fees. Sensible, Vanian, James and Scabies pocketed the cash for themselves and Sid didn’t see a penny of it. Not that it would have done him a lot of good, I wouldn’t have thought.
Lovely warm afternoon, about 24C out there later on. Mostly sunny. I took the precaution of applying a bit of sun lotion on my arms and it seems to have worked. But there was a bit of respite when a large dark cloud rolled over for half an hour on the way back.
Just for fun I attempted to beat my Strava PR for a segment over the last few km. Something I would normally not consider. But it looks like I failed anyway.
Very satisfying run out, 137.86km. I’ve done a pleasing 469km this month so far.