Tonight was just insane. I rode home 50k directly into a stonking wind. The wind was so strong I was able to pull a track stand at the lights in Wallan. I could keep solid pressure on the pedals and stand still. I'm riding a free-wheel.
Of course the loonies also came out with the wind. Just yelling, but damned annoying when I'm trying to get home.
The hardest part of riding into that kind of wind for me is the concentration. When I get a bit of momentum, it only needs a moment's lapse to stall to nothing. I tend to set little intermediate goals like keeping a pace to the next white post.
I was straight into a wind of around 50kph, gusting to 70. The trip on which I average 90 minutes, took 123. In a couple of the more open sections I was really struggling to hold 19kph on the flat. I think I need a good lie down.
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