No rain this morning, so out bright eyed and bushy tailed to join the regular Cycle to Cannes training ride in Richmond Park. This time we ventured out to Box Hill and I got the opportunity to climb the 2012 Olympic road route up it (in contrast to yesterdays off-road route). I reckon the road route is a little less punchy but that just means you can climb faster, so no, not any easier.
I had turned up to the park expecting laps so a proper ride was a pleasant surprise. A bit of pressure though as I had promised to be back by 11:00am and was a little sceptical that a trip to Box Hill and back could be done within 3 hours - it can, with time to spare. So, a big Big thank you to the chap who led the trip - spot on with the estimated timings and a gem of a route out to the Downs - direct and keeping to the quite roads as much as possible. I'll be using it in the future.
50 miles covered, no one fell off this time.
Route and Garmin Connect stats here
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