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For those of you who like this sort of thing, here are the stats from our cycle ride:
Trip Stats:
distance: odometer total for the day
= thu 105 km (65.25 mi)
= fri 47.5 km (29.5 mi)
= sat 82.5 km (51.25 mi)
= sun 75 km (46.5 mi)
= total 310 km (192.5 mi)
speed: average pace while riding
= thu 18.7 km/h (11.6 mi/h)
= fri 19.8 km/h (21.3 mi/h)
= sat 21.9 km/h (13.6 mi/h)
= sun 18.5 km/h (11.5 mi/h)
average pace for whole route:
(accounting for daily distance)
= 19.65 km/h (12.2 mi/h)
max verified clocked speed:
= 57.5 km/h (35.5 mi/h)
longest riding day: including stops
= thu: 10 hours
highest temperature:
= in the 90s (F) or 30s (C)
number of wrong turnings, detours and dead ends:
= too many!
hitches and problems:
= repair shops visited: 1 (Zi-Su, rear brake rethreading)
= punctures: 1 (Zi-Su)
support vehicles:
= 1 with four wheels (plus steering wheel)
= plus 1 trailer with 2 wheels
= plus 1 driver and 1 navigator (both encouragers!)
number of camels:
= 1 with 2 humps (…but 3 camelbacks worn!)
number of energy drinks / glucose tabs / snack bars
= 4 water bottles, 2 cans of PowerBar electrolyte drink, too many Nature Valley granola bars, PowerBar ride shots, glucose chews
number of village bar-tabacs that sell ice cream:
= none!
