Broga Classic

Did Broga classic and I made it. No stops halfway of the climb. I'm proud of myself! :)

The day started witt a lot of waiting for the riders. 7 riders showed up. The ride suppose to start at 7am but we only managed to get the tires rolling close to 8am!

The first 50km the pace was slightly fast for me. The front group was doing 34km/h but I was not far behind. Goot thing they stop for a while near Broga. Then it was fast& furious up the first climb. The highlight was the ride down. I clocked over 70km/h! My fastest speed!

Then we took a break at the food stall before the Bukit tangga climb. One of the rider had a puncture so the break took longer but I was not complaining...I need all the rest just to stay with this seasoned Broga riders.







Ride up Bukit tangga was not as painful as I experienced 2 years ago on a mountain bike! I stayed within my limits and came down the hill at 55km/h with some scary crosswinds!

We took another break at Klawang town. Then its the long ride back up Perez! Half way climbing...the speed was like 7km/h..I started to talk to myself. Some motivation talk, some bits of song lyrics..then a guy on a motorbike came beside me and asked directions to Genting! Unreal!




5km to the top it looked like it going to pour but the skies managed to hold up and reached the top in one piece. Never been so happy to see BN logo in my life! I also broke 4000km mileage during this ride which was my target for 2009.

Max speed: 70.6km/h, Time on the saddle: 5h 50m, Distance:137.83km, Average speed: 23.6km/h

Home to Genting Peras Via Ampang

A new rear tire calls for a new route. So armed with my GPS phone I cycled on the unknown streets of KL to reach Ampang. Because of the early hours, the traffic was moderate.

Reached Bt 14 around 8.10am. Decided to continue to ride without taking in food but that turns out to be a mistake because I suffered on the way back.

I bonked at Bt 18 and decided to refuel but that was not enough. Climbing up Ampang hill I made a mistake of climbing on a higher gear. I have to stop 2 times. I only realize I was on the wrong gear about 700m to the top!

Heading back to PJ was tough because I was still not recovered fully. Traffic jam in Pudu was bad around lunch time. I slowly made my way back to home feeling super tired.

Don't have the ride stat because when you are tired you do stupid things like resetting your bike meter accidentally. Ride distance is 115KM.

Tooth Ache Ride

Yesterday I went for my 1st ride after my surgery to remove my wisdom tooth. I took it easy & took shortcut on the last climb to go home early. Overall, legs and back feeling good despite an absence of 2 weeks.

Rain ride

Yesterday I rode in the rain. It started to rain halfway to the Tuesday night ride. My rear brake fade real bad so I'm thinking about changing them to Koolstop brakes.

Before yesterday's ride I notice my right hand glove missing. Today when I went to work I found my glove on the road! Picked it up.

Interstate 09 Routes & Stats

Interstate 09 Day 1 Route (Not complete)



Distance:134Km, Average speed:26.4Km/h, Max speed:56.6Km/h, Riding time: 5h5m

Interstate 09 Day 2 Route



Distance:126Km, Average speed:25.9Km/h, Max speed:48.1Km/h, Riding time: 4h52m

Interstate 09 Day 3 Route (Truncated)



Distance:104Km, Average speed:26.8Km/h, Max speed:47.5Km/h, Riding time: 3h52m

Tired

Last Sunday ride was tiring. I had minor flu but still went to Puncak Alam. After the ride my legs was in pain & I got t a slight fever. Now I'm going to rest because IS09 starts this Friday!.

Here's a article from Joe Friel's blog about fatigue.

Back to back rides

With the Interstate Ride just 2 weeks away, it time to do back to back rides. Saturday I rode to Putrajaya from home with Mr. Chin. Unfortunately Mr. Chin bonked on the return leg. He went jogging a day earlier.



Next day it's ride with PCC. We rode from Bangi to Lukut. The main bunch went to PD but some of us stopped at Lukut town This time the ride was bearable because the weather was cloudy most of the way.