As you can see from the elevation picture, we climbed a lot, and descended just as much. That means our elevation stayed basically the same, but we rode hard.
I wish I could say that it felt easier than 7 weeks ago in Colorado, but I'm not sure it did. I must be stronger though, right? I do think my climbing strategy has changed, and we focused on riding steady, not on heroics, all day.
We averaged 20.3km/hr, and my maximum speed for the day was 65km/hr. there was some debate at supper about whether this was the hardest day of the tour. I'm personally not convinced, I think day 16 or day 37 would be top contenders for that prize.
Fortunately we had beautiful scenery all day long, which definitely made the day go quickly.
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