I cycled from Chippenham to the top of the Gospel Pass and back, a total of 151.8 miles and 12,012 ft climb with a single climb of 1,820 ft up the pass itself.
This was the first time I have done a there and back ride of such a length.
The weather was perfect.
I held a reasonable speed of over 16 mph until I started climbing the mountain then the average speed plumeted.
I made it to the top of the mountain at about 12:30 stopped for lunch and some photies
The ride down the mountain was very quick :-) I was hoping that the ride home would be quick, but I hadnt banked on the 1:6 climb at Pen-Y-Cae-Mawr.....
I eventualy made it back home at 6:30....A long day!
The cycle computer had the ride as...151.71 miles in 9 hours 53 minutes with an average speed of 15.3.
The GPS track can be found here...
Interestingly it says I used 11,367 calories!!!
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