Biggest bike ride to date.

So I'm out on my own today, I sort of have an idea of a different route I'm going to do. It will take in Bramley and then go out onto the A33 and then over towards Rotherwick and back to Basingstoke.

I suit up in my new bike shorts and top. The shorts are padded so make it a much more pleasant ride for my derrière.

The first 10k are straight forward and have me reaching the A33. This is the bit I wasn't looking forward to. The weather is nice but the 33 is a busy road and nobody obeys the 50mph speed limit. I know I only have to be on there for about 5 mins max so I put loads of effort to speed down it. I quickly make my right turn and find myself on a long climb up towards Rotherwick. The extra strain on the bike puts a bit of pressure on my ankle.. Must be careful I think, only a week to go.. :-S

So I'm about 20k into my cycle by now and I feel good.. I'm approaching the point to head back to Basingstoke and I decide to go on a bit further.. I know where I am and I cross the A30 and head towards Mapledurwell.. I crack on and see I'm reaching the 30k mark.. Nice.. Not got a clue about my time and I really don't care. I just want to start getting used to cycling for over an hour with maximum effort put in..

I finish my cycle and record a time of 1 hour 21 and a total distance of 33.6k which is just over 20 miles.. Not record fast but I do manage to beat my previous 20k pb by 20 seconds..