Beautiful sunny weather this morning. When I rode out around a quarter to 10 it was still cold but it warmed up fast. The wind seemed to be blowing from the south and there was not a cloud in the sky. I rode to Hoegaarden where I took the Ravel 2 in the direction of Namur. Pretty soon I was joined by another cyclist who asked if he could stay behind me. I did not mind and set a good pace. When I overtook 2 other cyclists they also stayed behind me so the four of us rode on towards Eghezee. Two of them took other directions but the first one stayed with me until I commenced the long downhill into Namur. He left some space. I was making good time because when I came to the end of the Ravel I had less than 2 hours of riding time. Which is a first for me. Turning around and starting the 7K climb out of Namur I had the wind - and the sun - in my back. I could enjoy a great view of the plains surrounding the Ravel when I rode towards Longchamps. Past Eghezee and another climb up to the fields past Hottomont. From there it was slowly downhill until I reached Jodoigne. I was still going fast because I passed the 3 hours with 88km on my GPS. From Jodoigne to Hoegaarden where I had to take the long climb up to Sint Katharine Hauthem. From there a last stretch on tarmac thought Meldert and Opvelp into Bierbeek. From Bierbeek I set towards the Haasrode Industrie for what seems to have become my standard last loop these days. Along the Expressweg towards Blanden closing a long and fast ride. With an average heartrate of 140 bpm I have put in a very solid training .
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Ride Stats : 117.5K and 600 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h59mins
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