It's not all bad though as I'm looking forward to the Autumn colours that lie ahead... just a shame it's not warm enough for t-shirt and shorts at the same time... damn you Mother Nature! 😒
Today was my first ride in tights in about 4 months!
A Chill in the air and had been raining overnight so also put on my lightweight windproof.
Had a nice ride down to Auntea Rita's, a little bit of drizzly rain at the beginning with the rest being quite bright with white cloud and blue sky.
Upon my arrival it was nice to see they had added an extra table with chairs outside, an improvement compared to my inaugural visit, still a little sparse though. As the sun was shining I decided to sit outside, had a very warm reception from the tea lady upon my entrance and there was a few more cakes to choose from compared to the last time. Decided upon a cherry scone with strawberry jam and butter. Sat outside and 5 minutes later my order arrived, this time the tea was hot however, they got my jam order wrong, they supplied blackcurrant instead of strawberry - wasn't that fussed anyway so let it go. All very nice and home baked 9/10.
About 5 miles in on the return leg it rained /chucked it down for about 15 minutes so I sped up to keep warm... and then it returned to being bright and ok again... aaand relaaax...
An enjoyable ride out with 49 miles covered, discovered maltloaf is an annoying fuel choice whilst cycling along at the same time, it's just too damn chewy! Will stick to fig rolls and Haribo in future 😊
Today's Fuel:
Oats & Special K with golden syrup (pre ride brekkie)
Banana maltloaf (approx 1/4 of a loaf)
Jam & butter scone
1 litre blackcurrant SIS Go Electrolite mix
Recovery Fuel
Banana SIS Rego & water mix
Egg and brown sauce toasty
