The weather forecast called for rain this Sunday but when I woke up there was no cloud in sight. Around 11am I set out to ride up to Sint Agatha Rode in order to do the Overijse BLOSO routes. These are some 34K long and yield around 480 heightmeters. I set out on the loop in the reverse direction and quite quickly I noticed quite a few bikers who were doing the loop in the right direction. I had to inject a few extra climbs of course - mainly around Ottenburg where there is one climb that is next to impossible to ride in the reverse direction of the BLOSO loop - the downhill on the Red loop with the steps for those who know the loops. So instead I added another steep but manageable climb, a tricky and very slippery descent back to the field and then the climb that the BLOSO route also follows back up towards Ottenburg where I rejoined the BLOSO route in my chosen direction. The tracks were a bit wetter than yesterday but only slippery in the shade of the forest. Still, the Overijse route is quite a handful with some steep descents and climbs. The one out of Overijse was made with great effort on my lowest speed. But I made it. The sun on my skin felt good but I could notice more clouds gathering as the minutes passed by. Next to Hoeilaart I stopped at the field where some beautiful Brabander horses were standing. Two of them with fowl.
I ate a powerbar and made some pictures. The fowls were a bit scared of me but their moms didn't mind being fed some grass. Perhaps the fowls were too young to already eat grass. I got on my way - keeping in mind the dark clouds I spotted at the horizon - along a tricky downhill with deep gullies that nearly did me in. But somehow I managed to keep the rubber side down and finish the remainder of the loop. A little bit of exploring in the Sint Agatha Rode forest and I was off towards Meerdael. I still had some time so I set out on the Blue Meerdael BLOSO loop from Sint Joris Weert. A couple of uphills later I was next to the Naamsesteenweg and I incorporated another loop close to the Dikke Eik - where I spotted some interesting woodcarvings. The wind was blowing fiercely now and just before the first drops began to fall I was home. A very good ride, very relaxed pace and still a good average speed.
Ride Stats : 61K and 820 heightmeters in 3h33mins
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