It's been about nine weeks since we completed the Ten in Ten ride....
On my return from Italy I didn't ride my bike for a couple of weeks and then I did one 50 mile ride with some friends and since then I have not ridden any of my bikes at all....
The main reasons for this are that I wanted a complete break from the bike, plus I also find that I don't get as much pleasure riding my local roads during July and August as they seem to get pretty busy with all the holidaymakers that flood into the area........ one of the drawbacks of living at a tourist spot......
Mind you at the beginning of August I did start to use my static training bike again so that I can maintain my fitness at a reasonable level for when I start getting out on my bikes riding the Purbecks in September.....
A few last little notes regarding the Ten in Ten for those of you who might be interested....
Three of us were using Continental Gatorskin tyres....In fact the ones that I used had well over 1500 miles on them before I even started the challenge. None of us had a puncture!! Considering some of the rough sections of road we travelled (particularly in Belgium) I think that we did pretty well...
No major mechanicals were suffered either apart from a saddle height adjustment by Lorenzo.....
A dropped chain at the lower slopes of the Splugen pass for Jon...and JD suffered a bent derailleur hanger that happened when he had his accident.
A bike shop near our campsite in Italy sorted it for him in an hour so that he could give the Ghisallo climb a go.....
All in all an uneventful ride on the mechanical side....
So......What next?
Well to be honest I have nothing in the pipeline at the moment.
I had planned on riding the Lon Las Cymru across Wales in September with Peter Calcutt from the Backpackers club, but unfortunately he has had to pull out due to work commitments...great pity, as it is the second time that the trip has had to be postponed.
For now I am looking for a cycle tour or challenge ride for next year and any suggestions will be considered......
In the meantime as a little bit of motivation I have my 10in10 photos to keep me going as well as the Ghisallo medallions which I picked up in Italy and I have shown below......
On my return from Italy I didn't ride my bike for a couple of weeks and then I did one 50 mile ride with some friends and since then I have not ridden any of my bikes at all....
The main reasons for this are that I wanted a complete break from the bike, plus I also find that I don't get as much pleasure riding my local roads during July and August as they seem to get pretty busy with all the holidaymakers that flood into the area........ one of the drawbacks of living at a tourist spot......
Mind you at the beginning of August I did start to use my static training bike again so that I can maintain my fitness at a reasonable level for when I start getting out on my bikes riding the Purbecks in September.....
A few last little notes regarding the Ten in Ten for those of you who might be interested....
Three of us were using Continental Gatorskin tyres....In fact the ones that I used had well over 1500 miles on them before I even started the challenge. None of us had a puncture!! Considering some of the rough sections of road we travelled (particularly in Belgium) I think that we did pretty well...
No major mechanicals were suffered either apart from a saddle height adjustment by Lorenzo.....
A dropped chain at the lower slopes of the Splugen pass for Jon...and JD suffered a bent derailleur hanger that happened when he had his accident.
A bike shop near our campsite in Italy sorted it for him in an hour so that he could give the Ghisallo climb a go.....
All in all an uneventful ride on the mechanical side....
So......What next?
Well to be honest I have nothing in the pipeline at the moment.
I had planned on riding the Lon Las Cymru across Wales in September with Peter Calcutt from the Backpackers club, but unfortunately he has had to pull out due to work commitments...great pity, as it is the second time that the trip has had to be postponed.
For now I am looking for a cycle tour or challenge ride for next year and any suggestions will be considered......
In the meantime as a little bit of motivation I have my 10in10 photos to keep me going as well as the Ghisallo medallions which I picked up in Italy and I have shown below......
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| Medallion from the Museo del Ciclismo |
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| Medallion of the Santuario Madonna del Ghisallo (Rear) |
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| Medallion of the Santuario Madonna del Ghisallo (Front) |
My husband's just gone the London to Paris and is now thinking of doing "the Alps" next year.
ReplyDeleteGran Fondo!
ReplyDeleteThat medal from the museum is nice.