Yesterday was the first real training towards the Amstel Gold Race. I was excited all day, as the weather seemed briljant for cycling! Seemed… well no, it was. Really. It was just a bit windy. That made it quite though. So I went cycling straight after I got home from work, morale was great at that time, so almost logically I went to far… didn’t feel like to far at the time, but it definitely felt to far when I was still 6 km from home and I was seriously struggling to keep peddling… My legs felt totally empty… A feeling hard to describe. I partly blamed it on the early lunch and therefore lack of available energy. That, combined with it being the first ride since January and only second one this year kinda explains it. And as my legs felt surprisingly good this morning, it doesn’t worry me so much.
I will keep track of the preparation kilometers on a temporary “events” section of the blog. Maybe not the most interesting section here, but I think it’s nice to (hopefully) see my progress as the Amstel Gold Race comes nearer. This Saturday the squash game has been cancelled in favour of some cycling training! If the wind helps a little bit and comes from the right (north-west, north or north-east) direction, we will most likely cycle towards the highest dune in Holland, ‘t kopje van Bloemendaal. There is the most challenging climb in the neighborhood. Total distance, about 55km if I remember correct. Seeing I was without energy after 30km yesterday, it could prove yet again to be to far… But as before, I will gamble again on the “shape of the day” and make sure to carry along enough energy! That has proved to be a successful gamble each time so far, so why would it fail now?! :-)

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