Well it wasn’t the Tour…

but it was a pretty great ride! Today I set out to do the bike ride I was SUPPOSED to do last week – leaving from my house and biking to the top of Cypress Mountain and back.

Last week I let my brain get the better of me and talked myself out of the ride – I just didn’t think I was ready. I was wrong. So this was the week to try it for the first time, and it was great! The total distance was 75km which is my longest ride so far. The first 36 was almost all climbing…small hills and inclines from my house to the base of the mountain and then of course a BIG climb to get to the top. Even still the ride to the base had me nice and warmed up and I ended up getting to the top of the hill one minute faster than I had the last time I rode it.

There were a TON of road bikes riding up which was nice for pace setting and then once we got up there (I was riding with my roommate) the descent felt SO good (and much warmer than the time I did it in the rain!) I was a bit fatigued by the time I got to the last small climb on the way back home but overall I was surprised how good I felt. It was a long ride for sure but I wasn’t tired and my legs were in pretty good shape considering. Now I can’t wait to do it again! Next time it’ll be Seymour. Bring on the climbs!