The best chances for stable weather were after 6pm so I decided to first watch the stage in the Tour de France, and then ride out for a tempo ride. Bertje Contador tried to pull a big number in the TdF stage but in the end he only partially succeeded in taking back some time on the other competitors. Belgian Jelle Vanendert met his limits and Cadel Evans seems to be the favorite for the GC with only a 42K time trial left. But who knows what 3 weeks of hard cycling does to anyone's legs. So there is nothing decided yet and tomorrow the final dies will be cast.
This evening I started out on an easy pace and upped the pace as I went along. Zoete Waters, Sint Joris Weert , Sint Agatha Rode , Ottenburg and then descending into Basse-Wavre. From there a long climb took me towards Chaumont Gistoux . I rode on to Sart-Risbart and then just before Dongelberg I took the N91 back towards Pietrebais. The wind was blowing from the north so it took some power to keep the pace up. Turning right towards La Bruyere and Meldert temporarily relieved me from the wind but from Meldert to Opvelp it was back in my face again. I kept the chain on the big ring and battled it out, making it a good tempo training. Reaching Bierbeek I turned left towards Haasrode and Blanden to complete a solid workout.

Endomondo track


Ride Stats : 66K and 500/515 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 2h26mins

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