Sunday, July 6, 2014

Too muggy

We tried to ride a bit after Stage 2.  Incidentally I would like to revise my answer for the Contador or Froome question.  Froomy looks way suspiciously like he has his medication program back in order.  That easy acceleration at the top of the 33 percent grade while still seated looked just way to much like the Froome of old.

Froomy.

Definitely Froomy.  Did you see Porte coming from a minute behind to rejoin the lead group?  The whole team seems to be back on whatever it is they are on.  Definitely Froomy.

So we tried to ride even though it was nearly 80 and quite humid when we started.  We did discover some orange flowers at my favorite rain garden, more tiger lilies.
That rain garden is an attractive look, we should try to get something like that going in the weed patch growing at the bottom of the storm runoff pit next to the house.

We eventually got enough miles to qualify as a ride but it was just plain too dang muggy.  Breathing is compromised when the air is that thick and after a while we gave it up and got ourselves home before we were going to have to call for assistance.

Before we did we rode through the Fairgrounds as the GRider wanted the see the impound lot and the new gate construction.

EG:  87
CB:  For the first time that either of us can recall the sign was not working.
WG:  89

Also probably too hot.

2 comments:

Santini said...

Thick air. It's really hard to bike in that stuff.

Watching Porte work his way all the way from the back to the leaders -- it shouldn't work that way. Contador didn't look strong at all, but it was fun to see all the GC contenders come to the front on some obscure English back road. You'd have thought it was the Alpe d'Huez.

TOPWLH said...

It sure turned out to be a beautiful evening, though. Nice night to be outside a bit. I'm glad you suggested it.