Eureka to Chanute. 103.99km. 438m ascent. 5h08 ride time With all the heatwave warnings we have been getting with 40C+ temperatures we decided to try to ride only before midday. We were up at 04:45 to leave in the twilight. We didn’t want to ride the on the highway in the dark as it was…
El Dorado to Eureka. 58.30km. 257m ascent. 2h41 ride time. We had to make this one a short one to be sure to get a motel with AC and ensure a good night’s sleep after yesterday’s long, hot and windy ride. Eureka was the only real choice. Not as far as we would like to…
Hutchinson to El Dorado. 132.08 km. 624m ascent. 6h33 ride time Hard and hot. It was already over 30C at 08h00 and only got hotter…. The wind was supposed to abate around midday and also change direction, it didn’t. The temperature was supposed to go down to 24C by 17h00, it didn’t. Our problem was…
Lyons to Hutchinson 50kmh wind with gusts to 82kmh. And guess in which direction? Full on headwind for us Up at 05:30 to avoid the heat and breakfast across the road from our motel at Scrambled Sam’s at 06:00 Then full on headwind. We couldn’t even average 15km/h against the wind. We took 2km stints…
Ness City to Lyons. 152.68km. 971m ascent. 6h40 ride time We had hoped the SSW wind would help us today, especially as it was very strong. More than 46km/h with gusts up to 60km/h 💨💨 This wasn’t really the case, it just made progress difficult. At least we had the wind upstream of the trucks…
We have ridden: 3,963km (59%) We have climbed 28,901m (51%) We still have 3,066km and 27,557m to go so we are well in our plan to arrive in Yorktown by the weekend of 23-24 July
Scott City to Ness City. 89.56 Km. 80m ascent. 4h15 ride time We slept at the gym in Scott City which was $15/person so not expensive and they have showers, a microwave and a coffee machine. Not much else and it was roasting hot. 31C when we went to bed and 29C when we got…
Sheridan Lake to Scott city. 124.42km. 99m ascent. 4h10 ride time You want flat, you get flat. Flatter than Holland today but we had a half decent tail wind so chain on the right (I don’t have a chain or a derailleur but the principle is the same). Biggest gear and full speed ahead We…
Ordway to Sheridan Lake. 145.63km. 360m ascent. 7h25 ride time We had planned an early start for 3 reasons: 1, It was a long stretch. 2, to beat the heat. 3, to try to avoid the wind which is less strong mornings. Unfortunately we had enjoyed ourselves a bit too much the night before and…
Pueblo to Ordway. 90.13km. 154m ascent. 3h36 ride time Easy day today with a nice little tail wind and we arrived in plenty of time to check into the hotel / hostel. Rich Graham, who rode with us from 8 May till 5 June, came and met us with his wife Melanie at the hotel…