What a beautiful day for cycling yesterday was!
Whilst the bulk of the group headed northwards, the Landsker Four, namely Graham Cancellara, Celia Pantani, Andrew ‘Ajax’ Cavendish and myself, Sweating Buckets Eds, headed south. We modified the route slightly and went down Pendine hill, climbed up out of Laugharne and headed towards St Clears. I say St Clears but, although it may have been the sweat in my eyes, I swear I saw the Duomo of Florence nestling between the Tuscan hills as we sped down another incline. We returned via the Alpinesque slope of Llandowror.
Our Statistics
Roadkill; two badgers and a pheasant (look out for Badger Burgers this week in a local award winning butchers)
Toilet stops; two – one official (and quite chemically one) in Pendine, one not so official and certainly more organic one between Red Roses and Tavernspite.
Arms exposed; six (Graham doesn’t unwrap, apparently, until the temp reaches the thirties)
Distance 34.17 miles
Time 2.26.40 hours
Ave 14.0mph
Elevation gained 2364ft
Which, if my calculations are correct, means that we climbed on average a massive 69.47 ft per mile whereas the Flat Earthers to the North climbed a paltry 69.21 ft per mile. Funny what you can show with statistics.
I must share our climb up Llandowror, we blasted up in a pace line Cancellara, Pantani, Cavendish, Lantern Rouge and this is our result!
http://app.strava.com/segments/996962
I really had a great morning, thanks everyone. 