The severn bridge, in awful weather yesterday. I followed the signs of the cycle path over the bridge which somehow took me to the path on the faraway west side, as opposed to the east side i approached from. On the other side, it’s not at all obvious where to go. It’s all motorway and fast roads, much like the forth bridge.
What else happened yesterday? I thought i’d make much better progress without big hills, but the weather and some wrong turnings put paid to that. On my ride to work i do maybe 14mph average. On long but non stop training rides it was 12mph or 9mph against a strong gale. But, including meal stops, and many navigation stops i’m managing about 7.5mph overall. When i’m moving, the average speed is about 10.5. But all the stops add up in a big way.
Ho hum, downpour has finished. I’m going to wait for a bit to let the water drain a bit and see how things look.