Mountain Biking race 3:02:00 [3] 60.0 km (19.8 kph)
ahr:142 max:167
Paris to Ancaster bike race. Great weather and conditions except for one deep muddy section that seized up my wheels so that I had to carry the bike because I could no longer push it. This was my first real ride of the spring and it's clear that it will take more work to get my legs back into mid-season biking shape. For some weird reason, I passed a lot of people on uphills, then the same people would pass me on the flats, then I'd pass them again at the next hill. Bad technique on the flats? Slow bike? Not sure. Bent, The Minister and I tried to stay together as a team, which didn't work well in a crowd of 1000 people, since we were constantly losing somebody and needing to wait. We made a 5-minute Good Samaritan stop when a guy went into leg spasms and pitched onto his face in a gravel driveway. People were riding past him like he was roadkill! Bent helped detach him from his bike, fed him electrolytes, stretched his legs, then got him back on his feet. The final climb up the escarpment to the Ancaster Community Centre was an expected bit of cruelty, but it made the finish line that much sweeter. Fun way to start the biking season!
