Today another ride through the savannah. The grades were gentle, the ride was long. There were plenty of trees, though not much to shade the road. Also, not as many broader views as when we had fewer trees. The road … Continue reading
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A long ride today but flatter than rides we’ve had before. The terrain was mostly similar all day very gentle hills and occasional long slow uphill grades but nothing very steep up or down. I could stay in my large … Continue reading
A long ride today, but only two larger climbs. So the riding still went relatively quick. My new chain rode well in the big chainring and also in the small chainring but would skip and slip in the middle chainring. … Continue reading
Enjoying a rest day in Lusaka. Catalin replaced my chain and cassette. Talked with medic during clinic hours and the leg continues to improve so should be off antibiotics soon. After this found my way to the mall about 4km … Continue reading
Today was a ride to capital of Zambia. We have a rest day here tomorrow. We still have some rolling hills, but nothing that required my lower gears. I also think we must keep going to drier areas but the … Continue reading
Today a climb away from the Luangwa River and then across some hills. The landscapes in Zambia are still similar with trees, villages and crops. However, some more hills today. Our camp last night was all tightly packed. Some of … Continue reading
A “mando” day today meaning the racers got time bonuses – however also meaning the riding was likely to be longer or more difficult. My leg was feeling ok, though still swollen. I decided to give it a first try … Continue reading
After some deliberation, decided to take the truck today. My leg was still swollen, though the pain was considerably less. One idea was to perhaps already try riding for a bit and see how it goes. The other was to … Continue reading
Today a border crossing into Zambia. A longer ride but the hills seemed to flatten with 800m of climbing spread through 152km. My leg was hurting much less, but on consultation with the medics, decided better to let things really … Continue reading
Resting hard in Lilongwe 🙂 We have a double rest day here in the capital of Malawi. Despite being capital and city of ~600,000 it is still pretty quiet and spread out. I had a cut in back of my … Continue reading