Another great ride today guys and another day of suffering in the saddle, for me!!
Steve C, Haydn and I, were joined at Brackla by John Edwards, set off at a pace that seemed reasonable at the time but would wreck me by the end of the day. Picked up Jason and Chris Reed en route and headed out to Pontypridd where John peeled off to do his own route, good riding with you!
Headed up to Storey Arms keeping the tempo high, 18.5mph to Sennybridge where we enjoyed a much needed cafe stop. Excellent panini did little to boost the energy levels as we set off for the Devil's Elbow, great stretch of riding to the Elbow and fantastic decent to Ystradfellte, begs the question why they had to put the climb in between?
By know I was pedaling squares so the climb out of Ystadfellte was relieved only by seeing Haydn unclip in the middle of a switchback with a van coming down the hill, he did recover quickly to shoot past, leaving me to suffer alone.
Not sure quite how I made over the Rhigos and Bwlch, (suppose being 30 miles from home helps) but thanks all for the tow home and Haydn for supplying spare fluid.
See you next Sunday
