Starting on 13th of May I participate in a road trip from Leuven to Bordeaux, covering around 1100km in 7 days. So it was time to ride a couple of hours on the Vortex to become acquanted again to the bike and also to let my body adapt to hours in the saddle. Up to now I have done one to 2 hour stretches but today I wanted to ride 3 hours. Riding out over the N25 to Hamme Mille and the onwards to Eghezee along the N91. The wind was blowing from the northwest so I moved along with good speed. In Eghezee I took a double left to follow the Ravel 2 towards Jodoigne and Hoegaarden. The wind was now in my disadvantage but the shrubberies alongside the Ravel route kept me hidden from its full force. In Hoegaarden I teamed up with a fellow titanium bike ride and we chatted along the way to Meldert. In Meldert I continued straight on the Beauvechain and then took a left towards Hamme Mille. Arriving home I was very pleased with my ride. The legs had been fine with the extra hour and I managed a good average speed with a low average heartrate.

Ride Stats : 75K and 540 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h52mins

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