Training Log Archive: devil

Long ride starting with emily, zoe and lancaster up the Llemena valley again then on to Olot. A bit of excitement when a bike race went past in the other direction, must have been pretty pro as the traffic was being stopped (although not bikes who just got told to pull over as the peloton approached) and there was a big chasing pack of team cars. Then some food in Olot - bargain 2.5 euros for sanger and drink. On the way back I diverted up Rocacorba which turned out to be a tough climb up a not so great road in the midday heat. Was tempted to pull the plug at least twice but each time there was an easy section that encouraged me to keep going. The top was load of communications towers so not much to write home about. Swallowed a gel and had a drink then headed downhill watching out for holes. The descent was good for cooling down a bit but back on the flat I was beginning to get very low on water and it was heating up. Being spain everything is shut 2-4 so wasn't too hopeful of getting anything and there is a lack of roadside fountains. I got lucky when the road I'd chosen on strava turned out to be a freeway with servo - so got a 2 litre bottle half of which I downed straight away.

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Run up the valley from the house following some kind of trail from a brochure in the house. Luckily took the map as there were no sign posts - and even then made a few wrong turns.

Ride up the Llemena valley with emily, nice riding up the valley, but picked a busy road on the way back - drivers way better than canberra though so wasn't too hair raising.

Finding the start of the ride

In Gerona, ride to the east returning over Els Angels, not massive climbs or super steep, but enough to know that you're going uphill

Walk along latrigg then to the stone circle. A bit longer as a bridge had been washed away on the rail trail. Tour of britain went through Keswick in the afternoon, not as much pre-race fanfare as TdF, just a phalanx of police motorbikes riding ahead of the peloton and largely keeping traffic off the road while the riders were going through. Goodie bags included water bottles which beats the laundry detergent from the tour caravan.