PGT Day 18 - Yadretsey But In Reverse

It was a relief waking up to dry and reasonably bright conditions this morning. The last forecasts that I'd seen had suggested much rain was incoming, so I expected damp riding conditions today, but as is the way of the weatherpeople, that prediction had been revised to the expectation of just a wet afternoon. So after a hasty re-arrangement of plans I was out on the FP7, riding on dry roads, in cool (but not too cool) air, the ideal conditions only disturbed by a fairly robust southerly wind.

A late night last night at the Kinver Jubilee Beacon lighting had no effect on my pedal turning, although 200m of climbing in the first five or six km ridden did, and I felt pretty good as I rode the same route that I'd thoroughly enjoyed yesterday, albeit in reverse. My perception was that riding this in an anti-clockwise direction would be harder than the doing it the opposite way, but in fact with nearly half of the climbing out of the way in the first 20 minutes or so it probably isn't, although my speed on some of the long, shallow descents in the middle of the ride was definitely hampered by that southerly blowing into my face. The bottom line is that it's an enjoyable little 90 minute loop no matter which direction it's ridden in, and one I'll do again.

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