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October 02, 2004
Headwinds
While Tim was riding around Fort Barraux, I had a little time to ride as well.
I went over to Pontcharra, and was going to try to ride north along the river. That proved to be a dirt trail. Not compatible with my bike.
So I rode over to the roundabout at the lake in La Rochette. Unfortunately there was a headwind coming back, so the cars passed me going downhill.
Then I took the road from Pontcharra out through Laissaud and up to Montmélian. Had some headwinds there.
But the heavy headwinds were going north from Montmélian up to the roundabout where you can turn left to go through Les Marches. That stretch is also slightly uphill, though not as much as the ride out to La Rochette. So although I had plenty of ventilation, I didn't cool off.
The hill up to Les Marches almost felt easy by comparison, and I stayed near the same gearing as the slight, but long rise from Montmélian, except near the crest. The only part of the ride where I got really to fly was from Les Marches down to Chapareillan.
From Chapareillan, I went to pick Tim up in Barraux. Now that I've been riding for a few weeks, that hill up from the roundabout at the edge of Chapareillan no longer feels like much.
Posted by Mark at October 2, 2004 06:02 PM