A very pleasant Braai on Saturday afternoon with Sue and Ally and Cam, along with Nicole and Ailsa visiting from the UK - thanks to Cam for the cooking. A glass or two of the Graham Beck MCC, and a Tokara Chardonnay to follow - in preparation for Sunday's ride I was trying to be good.
Home in time for the Six-Nations and a win for Scotland - although they'll need to be more controlled for the other games. Disappointing performance from Ireland - not the start we were expecting.
After the heat wave last week, wasn't sure whether to believe the rain that was forecast for Sunday morning, but sure enough, as I left the house at 6.45 the drizzle started. Thankfully it was dry at the start and stayed that way mostly for the first 60km. It was a very grey morning but the temperature stayed around 20C which was ideal for the race. There were a good number of hills but none of them seemed to match the race profile that had been published so I was quite grateful. However by the time we reached the final 10km marker, the rain arrived and stayed with us till the end.
Managed to complete the 72km course in under 3 hours without any mishaps and was home by 11.30 for a celebratory glass of the Muratie 'Lady Alice' MCC Rosé. Have to admit I didn't stir much for the rest of the day - other than a gentle stroll to the Clubhouse for a sundowner.
Home in time for the Six-Nations and a win for Scotland - although they'll need to be more controlled for the other games. Disappointing performance from Ireland - not the start we were expecting.
After the heat wave last week, wasn't sure whether to believe the rain that was forecast for Sunday morning, but sure enough, as I left the house at 6.45 the drizzle started. Thankfully it was dry at the start and stayed that way mostly for the first 60km. It was a very grey morning but the temperature stayed around 20C which was ideal for the race. There were a good number of hills but none of them seemed to match the race profile that had been published so I was quite grateful. However by the time we reached the final 10km marker, the rain arrived and stayed with us till the end.
Managed to complete the 72km course in under 3 hours without any mishaps and was home by 11.30 for a celebratory glass of the Muratie 'Lady Alice' MCC Rosé. Have to admit I didn't stir much for the rest of the day - other than a gentle stroll to the Clubhouse for a sundowner.
Well Done Richard... 3 hours on a bike ...No thanks. I prefer the sunlounger
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