Blog 5
Augie and I planned on heading out at 8am for our 90K ride from Madrid to Tarancón. Due to us laying awake late into the night because of the enhebriated chit chat from the people in the campground, we decided to sleep leave around 10. The directions said about 5 hours and 9 minutes for the ride but the condition of some the roads were iffy. The route was on and off dirt roads which happened did indeed slow us down but made for a beautiful ride! About halfway through the ride, we were on a super hilly rocky road parallel to the highway and I had the determination to never walk my bike. We got to one uphill that was particularly steep and I needed to hit it with speed if I ever wanted to summit it. I hit the hill hard and began to climb. It was a hard but doable so I kept going. About halfway up the hill I heard that dreadful sound of a tire popping. Luckily we had spare tires on us so we eventually got back on the road with all our problems fixed. Of course, fixing the tire required some remembering skills because it had been I while since I had done that. Also because it was the back tire, there were all the gears that also needed to be put back properly with the chain. As expected Augie and I kept our cool and everything worked out. We eventually pulled up to Tarancón around 7:30 and I immediately whipped out my peanut butter and dove in. I didn’t eat it with anything because I was too tired and hungry to care. After about eight spoonfuls, I decided that I shouldn’t go on anymore because there’s no way that could be good for my body. About 20 minutes later. I started to feel it in my stomach. I still haven’t puked and I am starting to feel better.

Lessons I learned today:
It’s okay to walk your bike up a hill.
Be careful with the bicycle tires.
Don’t stuff my face with penut butter after a full day of biking.

Love,
Lucas

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  1. AnonymousMay 4, 2019 at 5:41 PM

    Lucas, Sounds like Augie and you are having great experience. Post some pictures! We want to see the Tour de Spain. Stay Safe, Dan

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