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Arriving at Theux around 10am I noticed I did not have my GSM with me. Furthermore there was an archery contest claiming all the forest around Franchimont. I did not want to start my planned ride without a GSM so I decided to return home and postpone the ride to another date.
Arriving home I switched bikes and jerseys and took out the Moots for a spin through Meerdael Forest. Feeling rather good except for my right hand which was hurting since yesterday evening, some bad move I made I guess, I decided to do the hilly section of the 18th Meerdael Classic organised ride again.
It had rained yesterday and even though there was no mud you could see by the amount of gnats that it was wetter in the forest. I added a couple of climbs to the loop and arrived at a solid 1000+ heightmeters ride, which was a good consolation for the missed Theux ride.There was a lot of wind and the sections out of the forests were difficult, especially with the wind straight in my face.
One hill at a time the heightmeters kept on adding up. Stopped to have a look at a young Brabander fowl near Huldenberg but I quickly moved on because the wind made it cold in the open fields. Returning to Meerdael Forest I added a last loop before arriving at the starting point, near the edge of the forest in Blanden. If you want a solid hilly ride in the valleys of the rivers Nethen, Dyle, Yse and Lane this is a good challenge.
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Ride Stats : 63.5K and 1000/1165 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 3h42mins
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