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Tales from the Woods |
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08-07-2016 |
Petit Fondo Eddy Merckx |
Dry and relatively warm weather this morning so I rode out for a 2 hours ride. I had no plan on where to go so I started over Bierbeek and then rode to Lovenjoel and followed the big road to Tienen until I took a left towards Kerkom. Riding on to Binkom, Meensel and then Kiezegem where I halted to admire the statue they erected for Eddy Merckx. Moving on to the Diestsesteenweg and into the wind riding back towards Leuven. Taking a loop over Sint Pieters Rode and then reaching the Steenweg again which I followed through Linden and Kessel Lo. Into Heverlee and the Pakenstraat and then up along the Zandstraat and the Skating venue to reach the English War cemetery. Into Blanden for a last stretch before reaching hoe again. I had a good ride, the legs felt good and the wind could not keep me from achieving a very good average speed with a low average heartrate.
Ride Stats : 58K and 455 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h20mins
3158/19415
08-07-2016, 13:46 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf
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06-07-2016 |
Zittert-Lummen |
Fine weather this morning and I rode out for a 2 hours ride. Starting over Bierbeek and Meldert to reach Hoegaarden. Here I took a right turn towards Zetrud-Lumay and a bit later another turn to reach Saint-Jean-Geest. Some cobbles here and a little bit of wind but nothing to bother me. Riding on through Melin and then back to Meldert over La Bruyere. A last stretch through Meerdael forest brough tme back into Blanden.
Ride Stats : 56K and 465 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h16mins
3100/18960
06-07-2016, 12:59 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf
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04-07-2016 |
Tervuren |
Some great cycling weather today. No sun, not too warm, no wind to speak of , dry and with intermittent cloud cover. A couple of raindrops could not spoil the fun. Great cycling weather as fas as I am concerned. I rode off with the Moots Psychlo-X , first over Heverlee and Egenhoven towards Bertem where I followed the big road to Tervuren. In Tervuren I rode to Duisburg, Eizer and then into Huldenberg. Some hills here and after reaching Ottenburg I decided to call it a day and set forth t Sint Agatha Rode and Sint Joris Weert. A little loop over Nethen and Hamme Mille and with a very good feeling I arrived home with a nice distance under my cycling belt. The legs felt fine.
Ride Stats : 59K and 565 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h29mins
3034/18495
04-07-2016, 12:22 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf
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02-07-2016 |
Pietrebais |
The morning promised to remain dry. Last june was the wettest month in 200 years ! So I rode out early for a 2-hour ride taking me first through Hamme Mille and Grez-Doiceau towards Pietrebais. Onwards to La Bruyere and Hoksem and then I met the strong western breeze. Battling it out through Willebringen and Neervelp into the outskirts of Bierbeek and Blanden. I was home for 15 minutes when a serious shower resumed the normal wet season. I was glad to have done this ride and have some hours of cycling under my belt. Lets hope that in the next couple of weeks the summer really begins with some warmer and especially drier weather.
Ride Stats : 56K and 525 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h23mins
2984/17930
02-07-2016, 12:10 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf
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28-06-2016 |
A dry evening |
After a lot of rainy days and evenings, today was completely dry. I took advantage of this and rode out with the Moots Psychlo-X for a relaxed ride. Starting out over Bierbeek and Willebringen, I then joined Meldert and La Bruyere, returning over Beauvechain and Opvelp towards Bierbeek and Haasrode Industrie. I tried out my new Garmin Vivoactive HR watch and the GPS function is spot on. The heartrate however is way too high in comparison with what the Garmin Edges' breast band measures. This si is a common weak point of heartrate-measuring watches. They are exact as long as you stay still and don't make any movement with the wrist. Running and cycling involve movement and therefore the measurement becomes less exact.
Ride Stats : 43K and 335 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h38mins
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28-06-2016, 20:56 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf
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