This was just one of those whacky days where anything and everything can happen. We started out with 3 of us riding, one of us swapped out and then I was the only one to finish! But first the ride stats!!
Ride Statistics
Date ....................... Sunday January 15th 2018
Strava Link ................
Part Uno : https://www.strava.com/activities/1369360286
Part Dos : https://www.strava.com/activities/1358777604
Part Uno : https://www.strava.com/activities/1369360286
Part Dos : https://www.strava.com/activities/1358777604
Departure City/Town ........ Roquetas de mar
Departure Time ............. 7:24AM CET*
Departure Temperature ...... TBD
Time in Motion ............ 7:40:09 / 73%
Time at Rest ............... 2:53:42 / 27%
Total Time ................. 10:33:51
Arrival City/Town .......... Herradura
Departure Temperature ...... TBD
Time in Motion ............ 7:40:09 / 73%
Time at Rest ............... 2:53:42 / 27%
Total Time ................. 10:33:51
Arrival City/Town .......... Herradura
Arrival Time ............... 5:57 PM CET
Arrival Temperature ........ TBD
Total Miles Cycled ......... 76.2 mi
Shruti Miles Cycled ........ 47.73 mi
Total Elevation ............ 5,494ft
Steve Avg Pace|Max Speed ... 10.1 mi/h | 35.3 mi/h
Matt Avg Pace|Max Speed .... Missing In Action
Shruti Avg Pace|Max Speed .. 9.4 mi/h | 25.7 mi/h
Dad ... not sure how i calculate "time lost"
Eric ... not sure how I calculate "time crying"
Dad ... not sure how i calculate "time lost"
Eric ... not sure how I calculate "time crying"
* Central European Time
Tour Statistics
I decided to be extra nerdy and keep a cumulative running total of some key stats. :)
Total Miles Cycled ......... 649 mi
Total Elevation ............ 30,932 ft
There was a new 3 starting the day off. Myself, my dad off a 1 day mandated break and Shruti. Matty needed to rest his knees along with Eric.
We left Roquetas de mar in the morning and needed to make a beeline out of the city over to our favorite road N-340a. If we took the time to see what road we cycled the most, I would probably say 65-75% was on the N-340a throughout the trip and we probably could have stayed on it the whole way. So I was in charge of the routing, I dont know why because I am no good at it, but I gave it a go. I think on the day we made 2 wrong turns, the first was leaving the apartment and I was a bit turned around :) and the second was not my fault, but it did lead us to a bit of a climb which was painful. :) More on that later.
So we head to the N-340 and thankfully most of the road leading there is along a bike path which was nice.
We made our first food pitstop 27 miles in, in the town of Adra which was quite built up, which is a bit further than we typically cycle before stopping, but it was comfortable. The weather warmed up and so far so good. Everyone was in good spirits. Not only were we making good time, we also took our first selfie with a "site"! The Wall of Adra. https://andaluciarustica.com/en/wall-of-adra.htm I point this out, because prior to the trip, we went through extensive planning and building timelines around our route and lining up sites to see and how long we could stop etc. That went all out the window when we started hitting horrible road conditions and crazy elevations.
So at the half way point, Eric and Matty bhai came and met us at the cafe. Eric wanted to give it another go on the bike and made a switch with Shruti. Matty presented me with a bike bag for our official FB friendship day. We only had about 30 miles to the end. What could possibly go wrong? Basically everything.
The weather continued to be gorgeous, the scenery continued to be fantastic. We actually saw these mountain goat or deer up on the top. Was really cool.
I am not going in to the nitty gritty of the painful end, but I will sum it up. Eric's teenage knees were not ready yet and he called Matt for a pick up. My dad got lost, cycled past the town and called Matt for a pick up. I stayed on a road that I shouldnt have, climbed a giant mountain in to the town and made it to the airbnb. The only scorcher to make it!
Great team work by Matt and Shruti picking up the youngest and oldest members of the team. :)
Tomorrow would be a break day which was well needed after 5 days in the saddle. We are off to another country and a really cool "wonder" of the world. Gibraltar and it's rock! Let's do it!!
There was a new 3 starting the day off. Myself, my dad off a 1 day mandated break and Shruti. Matty needed to rest his knees along with Eric.
We left Roquetas de mar in the morning and needed to make a beeline out of the city over to our favorite road N-340a. If we took the time to see what road we cycled the most, I would probably say 65-75% was on the N-340a throughout the trip and we probably could have stayed on it the whole way. So I was in charge of the routing, I dont know why because I am no good at it, but I gave it a go. I think on the day we made 2 wrong turns, the first was leaving the apartment and I was a bit turned around :) and the second was not my fault, but it did lead us to a bit of a climb which was painful. :) More on that later.
So we head to the N-340 and thankfully most of the road leading there is along a bike path which was nice.
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| proof we found at least one site!!! |
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| blurry food selfie |
After leaving Adra we peeled out down the coast. There is not too much to say other than the weather was gorgeous, we had to strip off all of our layers, the beach scenery was fantastic, we were making good time, taking selfies and the elevations were manageable. It was a really nice first half. The 2nd half we entered the twilight zone that ended up in Eric and my dad having to be picked up on the road. First some pictures.
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| The wall is about 50ft high with nothing behind her. This is where we almost lost shruti. I half flipped out when she was on there. I went in to full #dadmode |
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| i like this one ... and another site!! |
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| another site!! |
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| I miss these cafe con leches ... and my 3 azucars |
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| cap thief!! |
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| If i look you in the eyes, you will not see me stealing your carrot cake ... focus... fooooocuuuussss |
So at the half way point, Eric and Matty bhai came and met us at the cafe. Eric wanted to give it another go on the bike and made a switch with Shruti. Matty presented me with a bike bag for our official FB friendship day. We only had about 30 miles to the end. What could possibly go wrong? Basically everything.
The weather continued to be gorgeous, the scenery continued to be fantastic. We actually saw these mountain goat or deer up on the top. Was really cool.
I am not going in to the nitty gritty of the painful end, but I will sum it up. Eric's teenage knees were not ready yet and he called Matt for a pick up. My dad got lost, cycled past the town and called Matt for a pick up. I stayed on a road that I shouldnt have, climbed a giant mountain in to the town and made it to the airbnb. The only scorcher to make it!
Great team work by Matt and Shruti picking up the youngest and oldest members of the team. :)
Tomorrow would be a break day which was well needed after 5 days in the saddle. We are off to another country and a really cool "wonder" of the world. Gibraltar and it's rock! Let's do it!!
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| the locals nicknamed him "el flato" |
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| shruti was in pain because the fork was made froma very dense Spanish metal and actually weight about 14lbs |
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| with all of the strength gained from lifting the heavy fork, Shruti ripped off the leg of one of the tables and was going to beat matt to death |
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| Matty snatched it and peppered his pizza |
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| Matt and Shruti taking artsy photos |
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| When someone challenges me that I cant get in to a childrens toy car ride in Spain, I take that challenge very seriously! |
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| We are all happy tomorrow is a break day! Off to Gibraltar!! |
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