It was overcast but rather warm when I rode out with the Merlin this morning. I wanted to do a long ride but didn't feel like riding on the roads. So I chose to do the Meerdael Bloso routes. Picking in on the Green where it crosses the Prosperdreef and already forced to do a slight detour because of workings on the roads past Sapellenbos. No worries , I continued on and took the new bikepath instead of the tank track parallel to the E40. A lot faster and also the next passage alongside the E40 I took on the easy southern side. On the blue where things became more hilly and I incorporated a secret offroad trail recently found in the vicinity of the Hercules salon. Just because I like it. Picking up on the blue again and settling down for a long passage in the sand along the Savenel wall. People were walking here but I managed to keep the wheels rolling. A little further I was on the Red and I could relax a bit on more easy going roads. The long uphill out of Bierbeek towards Mollendaalbos was very crowded with walkers and cyclist. I still managed to set down a fastest personal time - unintentionally - on this uphill as well as a 5th overall on the complete Red Bloso. On the Blue again and in Vaalbeek I switched to the Green for the last couple of kilometers. Cooling down with a little lap over the Wijngaardberg and alongside the Rooikapel into Meerdael Forest again. I felt good even though I was tired from a 25K forest walk I did yesterday.
Ride Stats : 60K and 660 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h43mins
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