Tuesday, 10 September 2019

City bike ride / road bike hill climb

Brad is in the second fastest group called Cappuccino (the really fast group is Cappuccino Super which is intense).  Today they did a long ride, so left an hour earlier than usual.

I borrowed a city bike from the hotel and rode along the waterfront bike path.

Hotels and beach umbrellas as far as the eye can see
Some hotels have their own patch of sand; sadly ours doesn't but we can get into one for a fee
Meanwhile Brad and his group were on narrow, winding and steep mountain roads, watching for hazards such as cracks and holes in the pavement.  They did a total of 102 kms and from Riccione, which is at sea level, they climbed to an elevation of 1293 meters.

Today's route for B's group; it's posted every evening above the signup sheet in the bike room
This poor fellow had 3 flats in one day
The rest of the group waits while the flat tire is fixed

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