Beautiful weather so no holding me when I arrived home from work. On yer bike and ride. Decided to do the base loop of the 2011 Haasrode TT again. In the opposite direction. Last time I managed to do it under 2 hours and the conditions were good today as well. Sun shining, slight breeze from the west and about 20 degrees C. The tracks were dry and fast and I felt surprisingly good. The bike caused me no worries and the kilometers flew by.

Stopping for a little pause, long enough to take a picture and I'm back riding towards Gottechain where the impossible climb becomes a tricky descent. I spent a lot of time on the middle ring today where a couple of weeks ago I would need the small ring to make the grade. Looks like my legs are getting stronger at last. I closed the loop well under 2 hours and was very pleased to see that my average heartrate was only 123bpm. Good workout. Very pleased with this ride. I think I am ready for the Ardennes now.

Ride Stats : 39K and 430/490 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 1h52mins

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