Richmond Park clockwise loop Glorious warm evening so a quick spin round the park. Started off gently, feeling a bit jaded after two days of commuting in and out, and missing the rucksack on my back (not a bad thing!). Finished well: quite quick but steady.
New highest average speed: 32.0kph, up from two 31.9kph circuits. Really dependent on how the traffic lights treat you. No drafting anything at all this time though.
Richmond Park clockwise loop Felt nicely fast all the way round. Major point cramp in my calf on the acceleration up the hill to the lights by Kingston Hospital. OUCH!
Richmond Park clockwise loop Another quicker lap of the park with my new aero bars. Average speed up to 31.5kph from a pre-aero 28-29kph. Great investment.
Richmond Park - FAST!!! What a difference aero bars make! Just had the bike serviced and bought a pair of budget aero bars. My previous fastest time for the park loop was 52:44; this was 3:08 quicker at 49:36. Average speed was 1.7kph higher at 31.6kph.
I reckon they add at least 10%, save 10-15sec/km when you're using them. And this is without them in ideal position yet. I'm certainly going to move them forwards about 3-5cm. I'm only sorry I didn't buy them earlier… Still, two more sprint tris to do this spring, so hopefully I'll see the benefit then.
Richmond Park: clockwise loop Quick lap round Richmond Park to try to reduce stiffness after two orienteering races and because it was a lovely day. Just got round in time to take Jamie to football.