83 miles, 4908' ascent, 6 1/4 hours cycling
A long ride - the furthest I've ever gone in a day - hilly, but not as hard a test as yesterday
I was Billy no Mates today. I needed to get to the end by about 4.30 in order to eat and turn round for the first of the four recitals
But breakfast was clearly going to overrun so I decided to set off well before everyone else, and have shorter breaks. And it worked because I rolled into the hotel at 4.00. Although all my training rides have been just me, it was a strange feeling and I'm not sure whether or not I made better progress riding alone. Certainly there was no team encouragement, or slip streaming or banter, all of which do help pass the miles!
Lovely section today up and along the Blackdown Hill. Showery early on then turned into a lovely day. Passing through Wells was interesting and full of meandering tourists
And then it was back down the road to Wells St Cuthberts for the first of four recitals. Great to get some enthusiastic support and cash in the jar. Fingers were fine but legs a bit more reluctant to play accurately than usual!!
Hereford tomorrow and some really wet conditions, so a testing day again
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