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@Wannabe
My 100+kph gusts guesstimate was way off. 175kph at the top of the eiffel tower! Damn. This morning was lovely though, and I rode 100km, the furthest I've ever ridden in one go. It was ok. Stopped at 33 and 66 km for some cake, apple puree things, and dried apricots. The latter item won't be making another appearance on a long ride. Flirted with cramps at 55k, need to get some tablets to help get some salts back into me. At 85k a big chaingang went past, and I managed to tag onto the back. 39kph uphill, into the wind. They were flying. They dropped me after less than 4k :(
Total time = 3.30hrs riding, and I think 4 in total (speedo stops the clock when the wheels stop moving), which is an average I'm happy with.
I now have a moderately sore neck, which I hate having. Don't know how much I can do about that, to be frank, my riding position is ok (certainly couldn't go more upright). Might ditch the helmet, the wind resistance must do something.
Legs fine. Feet fine. Lost sensation in the tip of my left-hand ring finger. Most odd. Drank a litre of water on the way round, and another one in the first 45 minutes I spent at home. I now have a better idea of what the 200k I've entered at the end of the month will be like. Hard work, would be the two-word summary.