Day 3 - 80mi (129km)
Today's adventure was a 2-loop route far west of Madison through Middleton. The wind was forecast to be S-SW up to 15mph, so I figured a route with East/West bias would be best. For the most part this was the case. On the 2nd loop, along the climbs on Airport Road, I was hit in the face with the bulk of the headwind. Ugh. This grunt work paid dividends as I turned East through Ashton approaching the North side of Lake Mendota.
Today's weather was much more agreeable. The starting air temperature at 6:30 was in the low 20's, reaching the mid 30's by midday. I even saw a couple other cyclists out today. 263/500 kilometers down, 237 to go (147mi).
A couple shots from the ride:
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| Today's sunrise. |
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| I've ridden to this intersection on a different route. Like an old friend. |
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| Barn-based nativity. |
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| The freezing/thawing shore of Lake Mendota. |
I should be able to finish up the 500km on Thursday--Six days of riding total.
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