Yesterday marked my 3rd outdoor ride of the 2008 season. It was a windy day, but the first warm day we had in awhile. Winds were blowing out of the SSW at 18mph and gusting to 26 mph. But, today was going to be worse (and it certainly is!) so I opted to ride yesterday. I'm not going to get into the particulars of this ride and tell you about every turn or pile of gravel that I dodged. I'm just going to pass on this little piece of advice:
Always ride into the headwind when you start and come home with the tail wind.
I won't kid you. The first 40 minutes of the ride were a constant battle to either move forward (into the wind) or avoid being blown across the road (by a cross wind). I think I used quite a few choice words in the first part of the ride.
The ride home though, was AWESOME. I was riding strong and fast with little to no effort as the wind pushed me back home. On the straight sections I was closing in on 30mph and on the downhills, I was pushing 35mph. I did have moments where I thought 'This could hurt if I crash', but mostly I had moments of sheer joy. What a pleasure to be back on the road again....and coming home with the tail wind.
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