Daily Log #7: Honour

Time on Bike: 50 minutes
Distance Travelled: 13.75 miles
Average Speed: 16.5 mph

Totals: 5 hours 38 minutes, 92.95 miles, 16.5 mph

Much consternation in the Tour about whether Contador should have attacked Schleck when the latter's chain came off during the climb. My vote - he shouldn't. If the guy wants to win the Tour then do it fair and square and that's not by waiting for your opponent to puncture and then attacking while they are incapacitated...

As you can see the speed plan for the week is in operation and I managed to maintain a 16.5 mph average which, considering the wind speed and direction, I consider to be quite good. As long as it's not too hot tonight (or raining) I will "go for it" again !!

Daily Log: #2

Distance Travelled: 12.95 miles
Time on Bike: 50 minutes
Average Speed: 15.54 mph

TOTALS: 30.06 miles, 1 hr 48 mins, 16.7mph

The greatest bike race in the world started at the weekend - The Tour De France. I love July merely for that fact. And there's no better time to be a Brit following the Tour with not one, not two, but eight (8) British riders taking part and both Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish in with a chance of real honours (overall and sprint respectively).

On a personal note, this morning some idiotic mother didn't even bother looking before turning right in front of me and I nearly caught the back of her car when she was forced to stop as she had nowhere to go. I hope her under 9's didn't learn any expletives from me!