cycle (94.7) 2:57:05 [5] 97.4 km (1:49 / km) +1205m 1:43 / km
ahr:168 max:178 slept:8.0 weight:75kg
Not as quick a ride as I had intended when I entered, but better than I expected based on the previous week.
Only just made my start, by 4 minutes. Forgot my vooma but luckily there ws some gu for sale at the start and I had cunningly put money in my shoes.
I held back for the ride down the highway. I was exhausted last year at the 18km mark but this time I stayed with the bunch till witkoppen at about 65km. Went through half way at 11920, so was feeling good but the ride without a bunch was hard and I lot the plot a bit.
Maybe a bit more than 4 training rides on my road bike will help, and getting more sleep in the run up to the race will also help. Conference on the 23 is stressing me out more than is healthy.
Time for the next goal... maybe some dedicated rest time.