Oatmeal, cereal and pancakes was the breakfast offering at 6-30am in the hotel.
The day was gain fine and clear with a gentle head / cross wind with one or two all to brief tail wind sections in the roundabout trip of the day.
Cycling was on variable quality roads through more small towns and gentle rolling hills and flats with corn fields etc. We also rode through tree lined roads, including the Eagle Creek Park.
At 52 miles, we reached the Indy speedway and went in and had a brief look around. The grandstands were huge and can reportedly hold 400,000 people!
We then rode to the Major Taylor outdoor concrete velodrome and rode a few laps. Interesting stuff on the steep angled track, especially at the top of the curves! The track was about 500m long and 25mph was not overly difficult on the straight.
After much winding through town, total cycling, including the track, was 78 miles in 4hrs 36m with a max of 32.1 mph.
Dinner was average menu plus salad and dessert.
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