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February 27, 2005
52:41/151
Before setting out I intended to ride to Chambéry. As soon as I turned right onto the D590a to Chapareillan, the steady, cold draft from the north had me wanting to stop. My fingers were getting numb by the time I reached Chapareillan. The scarf wrapping my head was coming undone, and my nose was running continuously. Despite my efforts I was averaging probably only 26 kph (16 mph) until I got to the downhill section through Chapareillan.
I ended up turning towards Montmélian at Les Marches and returning home over that route, rather than continuing north. In Montmélian the snowflakes started falling, but the road was still dry and salty, so I rode quickly back down the valley to Pontcharra, probably averaging over 35 kph (almost 22 mph) while the wind was to my back.
The only time I didn't feel uncomfortably cold was coming up the hill to the house. The hill and trees protected me from the wind, and I'd slowed to a crawl for a warmdown up the incline.
Posted by Mark at February 27, 2005 02:19 PM