Out at the crack of dawn, my enthusiasm not dampened by the thin layer of frost on the ground and frigid temperatures.
My plan is to start off with two easy 30 mile rides during the week with a 50 miler at the weekend.
There is a great 35 mile route that I can then tackle which also includes a massive 2 mile climb half way in.
In terms of scale it is no more than a bump compared to the Pyrenees but a good place to get the legs adjusted to climbing.
Ten miles in I felt good but with no real hills to climb there was nothing to challenge the legs. Heading for home I put on a bit of a spurt and was happy to discover I could keep it going through minor inclines. At twenty miles a could feel the back wheel getting bumpy and sure enough the tire getting flat.
Being my first ride I am still poorly equipped and had no means to fix the puncture so I had to traipse back two miles in cleats.
Minutes later I was on Wiggle ordering spare tubes, tire levers, winter wheels and anything else I could think of to see me through the winter season.
Try again in a couple of days......
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