Last day of July, and I only had to do a short ride to complete an amazing 1800K+ month. The weather has been great and even though I got tired the last week I managed to ride a lot and for long distances. A good month.
Today it started out overcast but dry and I waited until the roads dried out from the previous nights' rain. The wind was blowing strong from the southwest so that would be a factor to take into consideration when plotting out a route. I decided to try the hilly circuit of the Ronde van Vlaams Brabant which took place last week. The competitors had to do this 31.5K lap 3 times but I settled for one. It was quite hilly, with the Holstheide and the Smeysberg being the toughest climbs, but there was also a long climb from Eizer to Duisburg and the Neerpoortenstraat towards Ottenburg. And multiple little hills in between. I had a good day, because I was able to better my climbing time on most of the hills. When I completed the lap I rode home over Neerijse and Egenhoven. Some hills here too and after Egenhoven I completed the lap through Arenberg, Heverlee and then along the Naamsesteenweg into Blanden.

Endomondo track


Ride Stats : 55.5K and 500 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h54mins

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