Yesterday was windy, wet and cold so it represented a good opportunity to rest and recuperate from last weeks' training sessions. Today started wet, windy and cold but in the late afternoon it dried out. That only left the wind and the cold temperatures for the time of the year. 15 degrees C and I was wearing two long sleeved jerseys and long trousers over my short Assos Mille . Also a wind breaker was needed and even then it felt cold with the wind in my face. The ride was pretty basic. Starting over Bierbeek and Neervelp, then towards Meldert and back into La Bruyere and Beauvechain. Then I faced the wind riding to Hamme Mille and onwards into Nethen. From Nethen I climbed out towards Pecrot and then Archennes and Ottenburg. On the high plateau the wind was trying to dislodge my wheels, now blowing from the side. Down into Terlanen and then up and over the Smeysberg towards the Sint Jansbergse steenweg which I followed all to way into Egenhoven. The last bit back to Oud-Heverlee and Sint Joris Weert the wind was blowing in my back. Great. I risked riding through Meerdael Forest and along the Naamse Steenwg back into Blanden where I cooled down doing some local laps.
