Brutal

Daily Stats

Distance: 92kms

Time: 5 hours 51 mins

Elevation: 2098 meters

Speed: 15.8 kph

Accumulated Elevation: 28231 meters

Accumulated Distance: 1907 kms

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Daily Disasters

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Absolutely brutal day of climbing. As always it all  starts so beninly twists and turns taking me past beautiful temples

After that it just goes up, sometimes shallow sometimes near vertical,  there were some nice views

I past a waterfall where I had a longer break.

I had not booked any accommodation as I was not sure how I would fair today. But I selected a town that was supposed to have a homestay.

The last climb was absolutely brutal. My cadence was down to 40-45rpm travelling hardly faster than a walk.  I thought i did well but the heat and the gradient up to 21% eventually took my legs and mind away, I dismounted and suffered the abject humiliation of walking (again). Luckily only for a short spell.

I eventually got to the town and stopped for a iced cocoa drink. The girl at the counter kindly phoned the Homestay,  closed today,  but she said there were rooms  near the petrol station. I got there and waited hopefully eventually a guy arrived and showed me the room….. I would have said yes to anything. As it is, it’s just ok. I really don’t think I could have ridden uphill for another 20 kms to the next town. But………. tomorrow is another day.