My first idea for today was to take a days' rest but when I saw another beautiful sunny day developing I could not resist riding out. I took it easy and focussed on low gears and active recovery for the legs. A quick dash around incorporating Bierbeek, Meldert, La Bruyere, Pietrebais and then taking a right towards Nodebais and onwards to Beauvechain. Some F16 were doing calisthenics in the air above the 1st Wing Airforce base and their booming noises accompanied me past Opvelp and to Bierbeek. From Bierbeek I rode towards the Haasrode Industrie Terrain for a loop and then I set forth to Heverlee Park to return from Heverlee to Blanden along the Naamsesteenweg. The sun made it hot out there but there was also a slight breeze from what seemed to be north-northeasterly directions.

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Ride Stats : 52K and 330 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h56mins

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25-07-2012, 14:58 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Another bright and sunny day and I rode out for an easy recovery ride. Riding towards Bonlez over Sint Joris Weert, Nethen, Pecrot, Archennes and Grez-Doiceau. In Bonlez I took a stretch of the Ottinoise towards Ottignies but just before entering Mont-Saint-Guibert I took a 180 degree turn and rode back towards Chaumont Gistoux. The hilly terrain here pushed me into the lower gears and since I did not want to put too much pressure on my legs the average speed was a mild 25kph so far. Into and out of Longueville and I set towards Incourt and Dongelberg. Came upon Roger L. and Johan H. who were also doing a road ride and we stopped a while to catch up on the latest goings-on. Onwards past Dongelberg towards Jodoigne were I took the Ravel 2 towards Hoegaarden. I followed the Ravel on the other side of the Stationstraat until I reached Bost where I had to search a bit to find my way back to Hoegaarden. Riding up to the Marollenkapel in Sint Katharina Houtem I took a break overlooking the sun-drenched landscapes.

Riding onwards to Oorbeek, Kumtich  and Willebringen , past Neervelp and towards Bremt where I climbed towards the Bierbeek water tower. Fast downhill into Bierbeek  whence I rode towards the Haasrode Industrie Park where I did a couple of laps before finishing with a stretch along the Expressweg into Blanden, getting a nice 100K with an average heartrate of only 113bpm, well into recovery ranges.

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Ride Stats : 101K and 745 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h52mins

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24-07-2012, 15:02 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Even though I begin to feel the fatigue setting in from the past week, the good weather drew me out for a long ride. Since I did not want to stress my body too much I opted for a fairly flat ride, first riding towards the Leuvense Vaart and then following this body of water until past Mechelen, where a short intermediate stretch brought me to the Zennegat where I followed  the river Zenne until I came to Boom. Here I took a little break, to photograph the US Sherman tank, which was obviously being prepared for a new coat of paint.

Turning around I managed to catch another cyclist and together we rode a couple of kilometers in the direction of Heffen, alternating the lead. He took the bridge so I was alone and I rode back along the same way whence I had come. Riding past Battel and Mechelen, the Leuvense Vaart led me straight towards Leuven. Around Kampenhout I was overtaken by another cyclist. I took his wheel and again I could alternate the lead . We made good speed until he took a left and I was alone again. Passing through Kessel Lo and taking the Tiensesteenweg until I took a right turn on the Expressweg . I rode a couple of laps in the Industrieterrain of Haasrode to make sure I would make the 100K mark today. The weather was splendid with temperatures around 25 degrees C and a mild wind from westerly directions.

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Ride Stats : 102K and 220 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h30mins

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23-07-2012, 14:29 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Today saw the sun out again. I wanted to do a recovery ride so I set out towards Hoegaarden and then onwards to Goetsenhoven, Ezemaal and Neerwinden . The temperature was around 18 degrees when I started, but it looked like the sun would make it warmer very soon.
I wanted to check out a couple of cars I saw in Neerwinden whilst I was riding the Kroeme Toer earlier this week. They were still there so I could take some pictures and move on.

22-07-2012, 14:47 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

The plan today was to ride up to Bonlez. Getting there involved riding over the Zoete Waters, Sint Joris Weert, Pecrot, Archennes and past Grez. In all just short of 25K. I had the track of the 2012 Ottintoise in my Garmin 705 and I picked in on this organised ride just past Bonlez. I did  its easternmost loop, which involved more than a couple very steep, but thankfully also short - hills. I had to get out of the saddles a couple of times which meant the slope was nearing 14-15 degrees. I rode up to the point where the track almost crosses itself and then rode back towards Bonlez. Looks like this Ottintoise is quite a hilly ride, I hope to explore it further in the near future. It starts in Ottignies and is 86K long with almost a 1000 heightmeters.
Arriving back in Bonlez I decided to loop towards Grez, taking a right and starting the long climb through Heze towards Longueville. Passing  through Incourt and Dongelberg I followed the smaller track through Lathuy and then crossing the N240 I arrived in Melin. From here I rode on towards Sart-Melin and then arriving at the N240 again I followed this until I could take a right and plunge towards La Bruyere. The wind came from North-North Easterly directions but it did not bother me much. Passing through La Bruyere and then onwards to Meldert and Opvelp. Here I took a left towards Beauvechain. Through Tourinnes and Hamme Mille and before long I was back in Nethen. From here I closed my loop over Sint Joris Weert, the Zoete Waters and Vaalbeek. Quite a good ride and even though my average was low in the hilly sections in the beginning and on the Ottintoise I managed to crank it up in the end. The average temperature turned out to be 21 degrees C and with the sun peeping through the cloud cover from time to time it was quite pleasant weather for cycling.

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Ride Stats : 112K and 900 heightmeters (Garmin) in 4h03mins

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21-07-2012, 15:34 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Very windy weather and the possibility of showers was making me decide to do an easy recovery ride today. Starting out over the Zoete Waters and Sint Joris Weert towards Nethen, Hamme Mille and Nodebais. The wind was tugging on me and its gusty character made it dangerous between the houses. Riding up to Beauvechain and then taking a left in the direction of Opvelp and Neervelp. The fun was over when I turned left again and faced the wind straight in my face whilst I battled my way into Bremt. Having some shelter behind the E40 I crisscrossed through Bierbeek and arriving at the Industrie Park in Haasrode I could not resist doing a local loop. Unfortunately one of the clouds decided to let go when I made my way towards Heverlee Park. Not a full blast shower but I got wet nevertheless. Fortunately it was over soon and when I arrived in Heverlee at least the rain was gone. Only the wet roads made the ride a little treacherous now. Soon I was riding along the Naamsesteenweg into Blanden. My average heartrate was nicely in the recovery regions with 112bpm and the average temperature of 20 degrees made it - all things considered - a very enjoyable little ride.

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Ride Stats : 44.5K and 305 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h40mins

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19-07-2012, 13:28 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

The weather looked a lot better today. More sunshine and also temperatures above 20 degrees. It had been a while. When the Tour de France finished I set out for a recovery ride. The wind was a major factor, it was strong and gusty and blew from the west-southwest. The start was easy with me heading towards Hoegaarden and there turning on the Ravel 2. When I reached Jodoigne I turned right and felt the wind for the first time straight in my face. Making my way towards Dongelberg I took it easy - after all this was supposed to be a recovery ride - and upon reaching the N91 I took a right again for a long straight line leading me to Pietrebais. The wind came from my left and was strong enough to try to topple me over. So I had to grab the bull by the horns and anticipate by riding half a metre from the side of the road. When I reached Pietrebais I tooka left towards La Bruyere and here I could make good speed. I overtook another biker and we took turns taking the lead. But all of a sudden he couldn't keep up the pace and dropped back. I was riding 40kph at the time but the wind was blowing from the side as I headed onwards to Meldert. Here the trouble began again as I set out towards Opvelp and Bierbeek. The wind was strong and pushing from left forwards. Riding on to reach the Expressweg I took a left towards Blanden and had to battle to make the long slope on the big ring. But I survived and was pleased with the average pace of this right. I did not expect it to be so high, especially since my average heartrate was only 118bpm . Well into recovery territory.

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Ride Stats : 65K and 415 heightmeters (Garmin) in 2h15mins

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18-07-2012, 20:55 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

The weather forecast for today was clouded in the AM, and after noon it would dry out and the sun might break through the clouds occasionally. I left around 1PM and set out to do the 100K version of the Truval Kroemen Toer, an organised ride that starts southeast of Sint Truiden and come up to Bierbeek. There is also a 135K version. The track I had dates from the first version of this ride in 2008.
The wind was blowing hard from the west and in the first half of this ride , it more or less was to my advantage. I followed the GPS trail and passed through a lot of Linters, next to Zoutleeuw and then came to the starting point just past Gorsem and entering Sint Truiden. From here things would become less easy since the wind was now my enemy.
Paasing through Wilderen and making my way to Halle Booienhoven, I eventuallt came on known territory as I followed the road from Dormaal to Neerlanden. Neerwinden and then Goetsenhoven passed as I battled it out with the fierce wind. When I came close to Outgaerden and Hoegaarden I relaxed a bit, I was nearing Meldert and from there onwards the wind would be blowing from the right whilst I made my way towards Opvelp and Bierbeek. For a last stretch to make it an even 100K I rode to the Industrieterrain of Haasrode and then rode towards Blanden along the Expressweg. It was a good ride and I was amazed at my average speed which was quite high for such a windy ride all on my own.

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Ride Stats : 102.5K and 595 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h34mins

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17-07-2012, 17:40 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

This morning saw the sun out, so I was fast to get on my bike and try to get a ride in. Meteox.be forecast rain around noon so I had to be fast to keep it dry. Starting out along the Kroeme Toer from a couple of years ago, over Haasrode, Bierbeek, Willebringen and then riding towards Kumtich. I came upon Roger L, who was fiddling with his pedal cleats - he does this all the time, has a hard time finding the correct position on his bike - and we rode together for a while. I saw some menacing clouds over the western horizon but Roger assured me that there was too much wind and it would not rain. Yeah right. When he stopped again to fiddle with his shoes I bid him au revoir and rode on from Meldert towards La Bruyere , braving a strong headwind. In Beauvechain I took a left towards Tourinnes and Hamme Mille. Entering Nethen my luck ran out and it started to rain, softly at first but before long I had to stop and don my Assos windbreaker to keep myself dry. Obviously the road became wet and dangerous very fast. Riding over Sint Joris Weert and the Zoete Waters, barely able to see where I was riding with my glasses getting wet and dampy, I was glad to have the wind in my back for the last stretch towards Vaalbeek and Blanden. When I got home I took 15 minutes out to clean my bike. At least I got a 50K ride in, I hate to think about the distance I might have ridden when the weather would have been "normal" for a Belgian summer. I have the feeling I already lost 500K due to this rainy weather the last 2 weeks. Damn.

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Ride Stats : 50K and 335 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h49mins

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16-07-2012, 14:11 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

After 2 days of rain, in which I only found the courage to go out and do a walk in the forest, today saw the possibility of a road ride looming at the horizon. The day started with rain and remained showery until late in the afternoon when things dried out sufficiently for me to take a risk and ride out. 2 days of frustration gave me surprisingly good legs. I was afraid the 18 and 10K forest walks would have bothered my legs but I did not feel any effect on my biking. I started out over Heverlee to Egenhoven where I injected myself on the Sint Jansberg steenweg until I reached Neerijse. Here I took a left towards Wolfshagen and then left again to reach Sint Joris Weert. From Sint Joris Weert I followed my little lap over Nethen, Hamme Mille, Tourinnes, Beauvechain , Opvelp and Bierbeek. Passing the hour with more than 30K on my GPS gave me a good feeling. I rode through Bierbeek and set towards the Industrieterrain of Haasrode. Into Heverlee Park and then back towards Blanden along the Naamsesteenweg. A couple of local cooldown laps brought the distance just over 50K. Very pleased with this ride.

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Ride Stats : 51K and 325 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h40mins

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15-07-2012, 20:11 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Lots of wind this morning and also some light showers. When the sun set through, I did not ride out because I wanted to follow the Tour de France stage in the Alps. When they were finished it was past 6pm and so I set out for a long ride in the late afternoon. Temperatures were around 19 degrees C and the wind was fading throughout the ride. Near the end I could feel a couple of raindrops. The ride consisted of a big loop - following a track I found on gpsies.com. It started out by riding through Vaalbeek and along the Zoete Waters to Korbeek Dyle. Here it turned left following the Sint Jansberg Steenweg until I reached Neerijse. Riding along the Wolfshagen and then taking a left towards Sint Agatha Rode. From here I rode towards Florival and Archennes on my way to Grez Doiceau. From Grez a long climb took me past Heze towards Longueville. In Incourt I took a right towards Opprebais and then through Maleves-Sainte-Marie-Wastinnes on the way to Thorembais. Riding towards Perwez but just before entering that city the track veered to the left to cross the N91 and reach Mont-Saint-Andre and Bomal. Onwards to the north now and before long I was in Jauchelette and crossing the N29. In and out of Dongelberg - with a climb that hurt - and then to Lathuy and after crossing the N240 I arrived in Melin. Through Gobertange and now it was time for some cobbles. A first stretch riding into Saint-Remy-Geest and then a second stretch when I left Saint-Marie-Geest to ride into Zetrud-Lumay. Hoegaarden was next and the long climb that took me out of it was another attack on my muscles. The track now finished riding through Meldert, Opvelp, Bierbeek and then through Haasrode when the first raindrops started to fall. Good timing because I only had a couple of K to go before reaching Blanden.
A very nice track with a lot of macadam and some cobbles so be warned if you want to ride it, be prepared for a good massage.

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Ride Stats : 86K and 685 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h06mins

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12-07-2012, 22:35 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Weather was cloudy and it rained when I woke up. Damn, I had counted on doing a longer ride today. Summer is not happening which is sad because this really is the time of year I have the time and opportunity to ride out for 4-5 hours on the road.
Oh well , I would have to settle for a shorter ride. Around 10AM it cleared out and a look on the meteox.be website made me optimistic I would be able to get a 2 hour ride in without getting my feet wet.
Starting out over Bierbeek and Meldert and then turning into the gusty southewesterly wind as I struggled to make my way towards L'Ecluse and La Bruyere. Here I turned right again towards Beauvechain. Keeping it on the big ring I took a left and rode through Tourinnes and then made a loop over Nodebais and Hamme Mille. In downtown Hamme Mille I took a right turn towards Tourinnes again. Enjoying the wind in my back for the first time I could make good speed towards Beauvechain. I noticed some darker clouds were appearing over the horizon as I sped up the clong climb out of Beauvechain towards Opvelp.  My legs felt good which made it all the more painful not to be able to ride a little longer. But the wind was taking its toll as I turned into it on my way from Opvelp to Bierbeek and Haasrode. I made a loop towards the Industrie terrain to be able to ride in over the Expressweg towards Blanden. That proved to be a real toughie and I had to push real hard against the wind. Keeping the chain on the big plateau on the front made this a good power training. I was surprised my average speed was nearly 29kph. It didn't feel that quick. I also broke a couple of records on some of the climbs. Must have been because I was in a hurry to be home before it started to rain. As I'm writing this the clouds look very menacing but so far it has remained dry. The wind is still strong though and it looks like it will rain eventually.

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Ride Stats : 51K and 340 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h46mins

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11-07-2012, 13:41 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Forecast for today looked a bit grim, but at least no rain until late in the afternoon. Still it was mostly clouded and a chilly 16 degrees C - for July - when I rode out. There was a stiff breeze blowing from the southwest and the first couple of K went well with the wind in my back. I wore a longsleeved jersey and very light shades. Following the Kroeme Toer from Bierbeek onwards brought me on a long stretch of cobbles but the bike coped surprsingly well. Still I was glad to be on tarmac again whilst I was sent into Beauvechain and then towards Meldert. Onwards to Sint Katharina Houtem and then into Hoegaarden where I opted to follow the Ravel 2 until I reached Jodoigne. Here I took a right turn and greeted the wind which was now full in my face. It would remain there for quite some time whilst I rode towards Dongelberg, crossing the N91 into Incourt and riding on the plains towards Longueville. A hard stretch with the wind blowing against me. From Longueville the ride went downhill through Heze and into Grez-Doiceau. The wind was blowing 3/4 in my back now and after crossing the N25 I set towards Archennes and Ottenburg. Long climb into a valley where the wind again was blowing against me. In Ottenburg the road towards Wavre was blocked so I had to ride into Terlanen and then towards Tombeek to reach the N4 which I took into Overijse. Now I would enjoy the wind in my back fro quite some time whilst I sped along the Sint Jansberg steenweg through Huldenberg, Loonbeek and Neerijse towards Egenhoven. From Egenhoven I took a double right towards Oud-heverlee and the Zoete Waters. Through Vaalbeek and Blanden and then back towards Heverlee for a last loop though the Industrieterrein to arrive at the Expressweg which I took to the southwest again. The last stretch was tough again but despite the wind I managed to ride a best time on the 100K. Not bad for a man riding alone and battling it out with the wind. I am quite pleased with that effort.

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Ride Stats : 103K and 750 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h34mins

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09-07-2012, 22:17 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Weather was sunny this morning, so it looked OK to start on a longer ride. I met up with Johan H. and we started out on a fast ride riding first towards Hoegaarden to inject ourselves on the Ravel 2 . Past Jodoigne and Ramillies with a strong southern wind blowing in our faces. Past Ramillies I took a right turn on the Ravel towards Perwez. From Perwez another right turn brought us on our way to Maleves-Sainte-Marie-Wastinnes and Opprebais. This time the wind was in our favor and the speed went up way past 40kph. A right turn towards Incourt, crossing the N91 to ride through Dongelberg. Past Dongelberg we took a left towards Lathuy and then crossing the N240 we rode into Melin. From here another left took us back to the N240 which we followed for a short distance before taking a right turn to ride past the 1st Wing and La Bruyere towards Meldert. In Meldert we sped along through Opvelp and Bierbeek. A last loop brought us to the Expressweg which we followed into Blanden, completing a 91.5K ride with an average of nearly 30kph. Not bad and a very solid training lap. If the wind would have been a bit less insistent the ride would have been less intense, but to be fair, the wind also helped us along when we were having it in our backs.

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Ride Stats : 91.5K and 535 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h06mins

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07-07-2012, 00:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

A little bit of rain this morning but around noon things cleared out and it looked like it would be safe for a couple of hours to ride out. I decided to do just that and settled on the same lap as yesterday, albeit it in the reverse direction and with a loop added near the end, taking me along the Geldenaakse baan to the Expressweg and than into Blanden, instead of riding through Haasrode. The legs felt good and although the average speed was high I look upon this kind of ride as being active recuperation rides. The tension is on the muscles but with only one hour it is relatively short and helps recovery. At the same time the muscles do not suffer too much.

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Ride Stats : 33K and 200 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h05mins

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05-07-2012, 00:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Had a couple of appointments in the AM so I could only start around half past noon today. The weather was warm and sunny, even hot. I did not think I would ride at all today so I started out for my little lap, and would adjust my speed according to the feeling in my legs.
Legs felt surprisingly good and since I only planned on riding an hour I drove as fast as I dared to go in the traffic.

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Ride Stats : 31K and 185 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h02mins

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04-07-2012, 00:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Today I needed a recovery ride. To help my legs regain their shape after last days' long rides. So I settled on the Kroem Toer extra loop of 35K starting in Blanden and making its way to Korbeek Dyle. From there it follows the main road towards Huldenberg where the Smeysberg is taken. I decided against the Smeysberg - recovery on a 17% slope , I don't think so - and rode on towards Overijse. Up the slope there and then left towards Terlanen where I took a right for the ascent towards Ottenburg . Here I saw the orange markers of the Kroem Toer again and I followed those into Pecrot and out of it towards Nethen. The climb up the Rue de Pecrot hurt but I could do it sitting down. Not so on the Tienne Vincent in Nethen. This has portions of close to 20% and I had to stand up to get my bike up the slope. 34 in front and 23 in the back is tough to get around on a 20% slope. But I made it without blowing up my legs. Further onwards through Hamme Mille, Beauvechain and then taking a right towards Meldert. Down and up again and then, instead of following the Kroem Toer which goes straight on towards Hauthem, I followed the Waversesteenweg until I could take a left into Hoksem. From here climbing again up the slope towards Kumtich. Double left towards Willebringen and before long I was passing through Neervelp on my way up to the water tower of Bierbeek. My heartrate stayed nicely where it should stay on a recovery ride with an average of 109bpm. Legs felt good and the weather was fine with an average temperature of 24 degrees C throughout the ride.

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Ride Stats : 72K and 600 heightmeters (Garmin) in 2h45mins

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03-07-2012, 00:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Wanting to ride some more in the region behind Wavre I was looking for tracks and I came upon a track starting in Ottenburg and heading all the way to Sambreville. Not sure wether I could complete the whole track I noticed there was the possibility of a shortcut in Ligny. Riding up to Ottenburg provided a nice warmup completed mostly on the 34 in front. When I wanted to ride down to Wavre along the Chaussee de Ottenbourg I had to turn back because of roadworks. Never mind, I would do the detour along the Noire Epine and then along the N4 and the Chaussee de l'Orangerie to arrive in Basse Wavre and continue along the track in my Edge 705. Wavre was - as usual - quite busy and dangerous with people having no attention at all for cyclists. But I survived and soon I was passing the Walibi parc and then onwards to Ottignies and Court St Etienne. Still very busy roads but some nice backtracks as well. Crossing the N25 things got serious with a steep climb out of Sart Messire Guillame. Once on the plains I was heading for a high broadcast tower. Mellery, Tilly and Marbisoux were the next villages on the list. The sun was coming out and it was quite pleasant weather with only a minimal amount of wind and temperatures around 22 degrees on average. Passing through Tilly I paused to take a picture. My sister will be pleased with that, her surname being Tilly.

02-07-2012, 00:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Today the sun was out, but the wind was also present and blowing as hard as yesterday. I set out for a recovery ride, staying on the 34 in front as much as possible. Riding up to Arenberg and Egenhoven to follow the Sint Jansbergse steenweg in the direction of Loonbeek, Neerijse, Huldenberg and ultimately Overijse. Here I had to make a detour, riding up the hill towards Brussels and then down the Schavei to arrive at the  Frans Verbeek straat, which I followed into Hoeilaart. This was the furthest point of my ride and also the point were I would turn to the left and let the wind blow to my advantage. Up until now it had been working against me.
Riding on the big ring now towards Maleizen and then speeding on the plateau towards Tombeek. From Tombeek I took the road towards Sint Agatha Rode and ultimately came back to the Sint Jansbergse steenweg in Neerijse. Taking a right towards Leuven and from here I took another ride back to the south towards Heverlee and the Zoete Waters. Adding another little loop following the Naamsesteenweg to La Chasse and then making my way past the Kazerne de Hemptinne in Heverlee to the Industrieterrain and along the Expressweg back towards Blanden.

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Ride Stats : 76.5K and 560 heightmeters (Garmin) in 2h41mins

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01-07-2012, 00:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Sunny weather and I rode out around 10AM to avoid the heat. I wanted to ride out for an hour along the Leuvense Vaart and could maintain a good tempo whilst riding. One hour out I was nearing the Trianondreef. Here I could turn and ride back towards Leuven at the other side of the Leuvense Vaart. The wind began to play with me. At first it was well shielded by trees and shrubberies but when I neared Leuven I had it full in my face. Tough now to maintain speed , but at least the sun was shining whilst I rode through Leuven to reach the Tervuurse Poort. Onwards towards Arenberg and Heverlee. Taking a right towards Oud-Heverlee the wind was again playing with me. And I was losing - speed. Past the Zoete Waters, Sint Joris Weert and Nethen and gradually the wind became my ally again. Hamme Mille and then Tourinnes led me to Beauvechain. Here I took a left to reach Opvelp and Neervelp. The long climb to the Bierbeek water tower was followed by a descent towards Bremt. Left along the small tarmac road parallel to the E40 and I reached Bierbeek and Haasrode. The last stretch into Blanden was against the wind again and I was beginning to feel tired. Fortunately I was nearing the end of todays' ride. Looking back I am glad I could hold on to my speed and made this a good tempo training.

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Ride Stats : 91K and 420 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h07mins

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30-06-2012, 14:30 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf