I would usually have a knee recovery day before riding a bike again, but wanted to split my remaining 45 miles for June into two chunks, so I went out on the Tricross after work. Cold, overcast and windy, but I wrapped up warm. I did a 20.54 mile run around Diseworth, going up through Thringstone and Belton, across to Diseworth, back down along Top Brand and Coleorton.
The wind was bloody annoying, especially coming down Top Brand, where it should have been more of a sidewind, really. But at least there was no rain.
I must say, the Tricross rolled along really pleasantly – odd that the same bike can seem sluggish on some days and frictionless on others. Maybe the conditions suited it.
My knees are actually a bit hurty now – nothing too serious but I probably won’t ride a bike tomorrow. So I’ve actually defeated the object of my ride.
Still – 575 miles this month, which is over the official target. But I’d like to have done 600.