We returned by bike to the restaurant at 6-30am for breakfast, all packed and ready to go. Breakfast was also fairly poor – cereal, oatmeal, eggs and ham with pancakes if you waited. I left about 6-55am for Elko.
Back out on the freeway under a clear blue and sunny sky with a constantly shifting light wind, my back tyre lasted about 10 miles – it looks like a stone rather than a wire.
Continuing on through more flats with some mountains appearing, we went through much road construction and some hill climbs – over 2,000ft in total. My HR was < 120 until the hills when it went to 130 and then 140.
We were vanned through some construction and a small tunnel at the end of it. Construction on the final off ramp caused all sorts of confusion and the luggage truck returned to help. Consequently, we had lunch at Burger King before the luggage arrived at about 2-30pm. We hit town before 12pm.
My front wheel picked up 2 wires in the last five miles with one apparent puncture. The bottom bracket had also begun to creak under pressure. Another deflating day!
The total cycling for the day was 69.5 miles in 4hrs 25m with a maximum of 37.9mph.
Dinner was at the motel but again nothing exciting or flash – just the standard salad, fruit, pasta and meatballs with strawberry ice for dessert!
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