This morning it was raining so I was fearing today might be a day off from biking. But around 10am it stopped raining and I decided to go for an easy ride. Riding through Heverlee and around Leuven to reach the Leuvense Vaart . I followed the Vaart for about 16K until I reached the Kampenhout Roundabout. Here I turned around and rode back along the other side of the water. I achieved an average speed of nearly 25kph during the first hour of the ride but when I rode back I felt how strong the wind could be. I also saw some dark clouds gathering on the western skies and this made me even more wanting to get home. But in all I managed to escape the wind quite nicely by leaving the Vaart in Kessel Lo and riding home over the Martelarenlaan, then along the Park Abbey and further following the narrow bikepath next to the Leuvense Schaatsbaan. Here I was at the winds' mercy again for some time, following the Expressweg towards Blanden. But I then added a little loop bringing me in the Duivestraat and the down the Brainestraat before I reached the Prosperdreef where I had the cover of the Meerdael forest.

Ride Stats : 48K and 155/200 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 2h1min

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