As the song goes, ‘All my bags are packed I’m ready to go’, well almost! Its Monday morning and the bike is in its box anyway, the rest of my stuff is in a growing pile awaiting final selection – packing for this trip is not easy as I want to travel as light as possible but I have the ride plus some time either side to think about and the weather isn’t the same as here – by a long shot!

Watching the Tour over the last few days has given me a glimpse of what may lay ahead.  Barcelona looked decidedly unpleasant (Barcelona – July!!) we are used to rain here in Singers but when its rains and its 30+ degrees it’s a lot different to a cold, wet, windy Europe! So the ‘pile’ gets bigger with stuff I haven’t used for 2 years, a rain jacket, arm warmers, overshoes, long sleeved top….

I was traveling (and entertaining) this week but managed three good rides Fri, Sat and Sunday but after much advice, the bike is packed and I’m resting up.  I was due to be traveling in Jakarta Tue and Wed but due to the latest developments, that has now been called off.

Fri 17th July   Joyriders Fri                    51km   1.49hrs  28kmh

Sat 18th July  Mandai, Changi, Kranji     163km 5.19hrs    31kmh

Sun 19^th July  Joyriders club run             75km  2.38hrs   29kmh

My training log shows 97 individual rides since my tng started at Christmas, a total of 274hrs, 7,815km and 189,000 Kcal! I had a medical just after Christmas and another one just recently – during this time I’ve lost 9kg.  I feel great – bring it on!

Keep reading the blog as we provide team updates during the ride itself.

Chris

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