Day two got tougher as we went from Riverside to Indio (next to Palm Springs). I rode with a group of six and when we were not visiting, we were working a pace line. That made the time fly and helped with the effort.
We had several long climbs out of the LA valley that were grueling, but temps were moderate. We flew down the back side into the Imperial Valley, until we hit the outskirts of Palm Springs. Then it got hot and the winds blew in our face. I drank four bottles of water, but they were not enough. The lesson tomorrow is to drink more and replace the electrolites. The sun is really birght and we are learning to use lots of sun block and keep covered. I am not used to riding in hot weather mid-day.
85 miles, 16.5 mph avg, 5 1/3 hours in the saddle, 3700' climbing, 60 - 100 deg temps, 20 mph head wind.
We had several long climbs out of the LA valley that were grueling, but temps were moderate. We flew down the back side into the Imperial Valley, until we hit the outskirts of Palm Springs. Then it got hot and the winds blew in our face. I drank four bottles of water, but they were not enough. The lesson tomorrow is to drink more and replace the electrolites. The sun is really birght and we are learning to use lots of sun block and keep covered. I am not used to riding in hot weather mid-day.
85 miles, 16.5 mph avg, 5 1/3 hours in the saddle, 3700' climbing, 60 - 100 deg temps, 20 mph head wind.
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