Sunny skies but very cold this morning. Another -10 degrees C night. I wanted to do two big laps in Mollendaal forest so I started out around 10.30AM with the Obed . There was a cold wind blowing but I was wearing lots of layers of clothing and hoped for the best. The snow was a little less than a couple of days ago - probably due to the temperatures reaching almost 0 during the last 2 days and a bright shining sun whic helped in the thawing process. I set out along the north-south lines of my big Mollendaal lap and things went well. After the initial cold shock my feet and fingers started to warm up and I was fine for another lap. 

I saw lots of mountainbikers and there ware a multitude of trails which had been well-used. My sunglasses helped against the blinding rays of the sun  in the snowy patches. When I arrived near the Bremberg the wind was at its worst. I had to use my balaclava to keep my lips from freezing and my breath to become icy. I saw some rider of MBC De Zoenk who were busy arrowing their organised ride that takes place tomorrow. Maybe I will do part of it, but I don't think I will leave before noon. Today I had a good workout and a great ride on the hard snowy trails.

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Ride Stats : 50.5K and 630 heightmeters (Garmin) in 2h51mins

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