Lots of rain the last days so when today it remained warm and dry I set out for an evening ride on the Litespeed Obed. Just a little mixed ride making my way towards Florival. From there I made my way back with a loop into Heverlee Forest. I felt strong and with the clement weather - dry , not too warm, a mild breeze - I really enjoyed being out there.
Ride Stats : 32K and 335 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h26mins
2770/15890
08-06-2016, 21:11 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf
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Riding out in the sunshine of the early morning I decided to ride to Hoegaarden and Zetrud-Lumay before reaching Jodoigne. Over Opvelp and Beauvechain and then taking a left towards Meldert. From Joidoigne I folowed the big road towards the crossroads near the Beauvechain airstrip. The wind was blowing from the south bringing with it warm and dry air. I was trying out my new Oakley Radar EV photochromatic cycling glasses and they proved well up to task of giving me a crisp and clear view, coupled to adapting the shade of the glasses to the amount of light. AFter 2 Specialized glasses I was now back with Oakley. I still have my first Oakleys, making for quite a collection. When I reached Hamme Mille I took a left for a loop over Nethen and Sint Joris Weert and then back along the Zoete Waters and Vaalbeek to Blanden. The legs felt fine and I could maintain a good pace. I was home before the temperature was reaching midday values and I felt good throughout the ride. 
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. 
