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Now that summer is at its end, and the freshness of autumn is already in the air, we have to make the most of every sunny, calm and dry day that comes along. So today again I grabbed the Vortex - or did it grab me, I sometimes wonder ? - and got underway for what would turn out to be a great ride. Riding at a relaxed pace - my muscles are beginning to feel the toll of 7 days biking in a row - I rode towards Egenhoven where I got on the Sint-Jansbergsesteenweg which I followed all the way past Overijse until I reached Maleizen. Here I turned left towards Rixensart and crossed the language border riding into Rosieres. Down to cross the river Lasne and then the long but easy climb upwards towards the N257. Down again into Basse-Wavre and then taking the long climb out of Wavre to reach the Chaussee de Huy near the Bois des Neulettes.
Speeding along to get off of that busy road as soon as possible . Taking a right into Dion Valmont where I rode left and thus took a much calmer parallel road with some nice views into Brabant Walloon as a bonus.
Up and down it went until I reached Gistoux, crossed the Chaussee de Huy and set my sails towards Bonlez, Morsaint and Grez-Doiceau. As a long-time member of the Blanc Gilets , entering this little town feels a little bit like home. I looked at awe at the church which dates from 1122.
Taking a break here before riding on towards Bossut where my real roots lay. From Bossut I dropped down on the N25 which I followed until I reached Hamme Mille. Here I turned right and finished off my ride over Tourinnes, Beauvechain and then over the plateau to reach the Dutch-speaking part of the privince of Brabant . Opvelp, Neervelp and Bierbeek were next. My legs felt better as the kilometers added on my counters and when I entered Haasrode and drove the last couple of K against the wind into Blanden I felt very good. Had a great ride today with quite some hills and yet with an average heartrate of only 109bpm. Tomorrow I plan a rest day, and will probably take the car out for another ride towards the Ardennes. I passed the 10000K barrier today and that is quite an achievement since the year started out so bad for me. Thanks to the Litespeed Vortex I have been able to do the necessary rides to catch up and surpass my expectations.
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Ride Stats : 82K and 650/705 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 3h12mins
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