Tonight saw the arrival of some light snow and coupled with the freezing temperatures this provided a little white coat in the morning. I decided to ride out for my first snow ride of the winter. The temperature was just below zero and the wind seemed to have loosened up a fair bit. Some light snowfall still accompanied me when I ventured into Mollendaalbos. Keeping to the bigger forest roads I did not want to take any risks. The snow was fresh and it was easy to see the gullies and holes in the road but still I was caught off guard a couple of times. Nothing except a scare because I managed to keep the rubber side down. Passing along the fields of Valduc - where the snow caused whiteout conditions - and then plummeting to the Naamsesteenweg. Crossing that the roads became more difficult due to recent forestry works that left deep scars. Scars that were frozen solid now and covered by 1cm of snow. Care had to be taken. At the Hercules Salon I paused to take a picture of the Litespeed Obed with Ad Wouters' sculptures as a backdrop.

Moving on I crossed the Weertse Dreef after a tricky descent led me past the Kluis. Coming in along the Langendaal and happy to have made it without a single scratch.

Endomondo track


Ride Stats : 20.5K and 210 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h11mins. -1 degree C

When I got home I straddled the Tacx Satori for a relaxed half an hour. Was quite a chore as it turned out because my stomach seemed to be upset. Too much chocolate late last night? I managed half an hour though and I was happy with that.

Ride Stats : 22.5K in 00h32mins

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