Pedal to Paris

The riding this past week has been excellent if very hard work. Going into work ay 0530 in the morning has not been cold, but the ride home in the late afternoon has been very hot. As long as you are moving it's ok, but stop, especially just behind a bus and the heat hits you. I've been getting through about 2 litres of fluid on my way home. When I get there it takes ages to cool down the sweat pours off for a long time after.
Tomorrow will be a decent long ride, I now need to start increasing the distance so I get to a point where I can do 70 miles each day for days for the Poppybike ride. The weather forcast is good but I need some sun cream.

Click on the wave

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I have picked up my new bike and found fresh legs. It's a Specialized Roubaix Comp, very light and very comfortable. I don't know how much was the bike and how much me just enjoying a new bike but my time to work on Monday was 1hr 4min; that's 4 minutes faster than I've ever done before and about 7 minutes faster than the usual time.
I have my kit chosen for the Poppy Bike Ride;

As I'm riding from London it's A-Z London Kit

I've jusy realised how long it is since I last updated here. Too long and a lot has happened. I bought a new bike, picked it up today; a Specialized Roubaix Comp. It's beuatifully light and responsive. I deliberately rode home through Covent Garden to try out the cobbles - true comfort. I then found good hills on the way out of town, going across from Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead and then Willesden. I don't know if I was faster than normal on the hills but it felt easier.
My average speed is up for the commute; now 15.5mph on the way in and 14.5 on the way out; hopefully I'll find an increase with the new bike.
My weight is down 93.5k, not a bad drop since Christmas when I was 110k.
I'll try and get a picture on here of the bike tomorrow.
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