Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) --Always Open (Page 18)

Wow, Nicole.  The word "epic" gets thrown around way too much (particularly by endurance athletes ), but that is EPIC!!!!

That water looks really cold.

Another rough night's sleep (work is a little crazy right now and I can't turn off my brain at night sometimes) necessitated a recovery day so Stage 12 was just an easy ride around Richmond and 30 minutes of Sufferfest yoga (a contradiction if there ever was one).  Tomorrow is a short 8k time trial mimicking a Giro d'Italia stage in Bologna, Italy.  6K flat and the last 2k averages 10% incline.  Hoping to break 21 minutes.

You are SUCH a slacker. 

Nice work getting out there at o-dark-thirty, Jenn. 

Nailed the TT, though breaking 21 minutes was an error in my pre-race assessment LOL.  Executed more-or-less a perfect TT and came in at 21:55.  I held just below threshold / FTP for the first ten minutes and then pushed around 105% the final half with a kick the last 200 yards.  I dropped over a minute from my previous attempt in last year's TdF.

No rest for the weary - an almost 30-mile circuit race through Innsbruck this morning.  This is one of my favorite courses in the whole Zwift system, but I've never done a race this long on this course.

Speaking of TdF, holy cow Mark Cavendish!

That was a great match...too bad for the ending.

Had a great race on Saturday and then yesterday was just toast so bailed about 3/4 through my planned two-hour ride as I think I was getting into "junk miles" territory.  Day off today.  I think I'm at about 320 miles so far over the 14 stages.

Thanks all for your commiserations/well wishes; I actually support Wales in men's football so found the whole thiong slightly amusing, and the following racist abuse sadly familiar. Certain England fans are violent and racist and homophobic and days like yesterday just cement my choice to pick my dad's country to support. 

On a more cheerful note I've gotten out for a couple of rides and am LOVING watching the Tour De France; Cavendish is amazing!!!!!

@sappho - yes, it is a disgusting attribute of a certain percentage of our respective countries' populations and I'm sorry those guys have to go through that. 

I'm part Welsh, too!!

Kudos on getting out there riding. 

44 miles on the trainer today on the "Big Foot Hills" course on Zwift, a punchy course with a bunch of short climbs.  I basically rode the climbs at 95-110% FTP, took it easy on the downhills, and top of Z2 everywhere else.  2:15 total...ugh.  Well, at least I caught the last hour of stage 16.  This has been a great TdF so far this year, though it's going to be tough to catch Pogacar.  My final stage Sunday is a race around the Champs-Ellyses while watching the TdF race towards Paris (I think I'll be done before they do the C-E circuit to finish).  I will definitely drink some champagne on my cool down (well, Preseco, as that is what is in the fridge...).

Hope everyone is having a great week - hope you feel better Andrew!

Completed stage 18 of my TdF while watching Tadej Pogacar just crush everyone up the mountains.  Again.  Today was supposed to be around a 32 mile ride but after attacking up a KOM I was kinda done so mailed in a few more miles and bailed. 

Just finished watching the stage; tbh i wish he wasn't going to win yellow, white, and polka dots: it's a bit boring. Hopefully cav will be beat the record tomorrow and at least we no longer have to panic about mountain stage cut off times! 

Accidentally rode 20 miles today btw; was meant to be 16 max. Roughly ten there and back to the meet then c. 6 miles reconnaissance  ride for a led ride next week with the two monday night ride leaders. Somehow I gained 4 miles and that is double my longest this year! (And yes I know 20 miles for most of you is a little pedal )

Slightly sun burnt (yes we do sometimes get vitamin d here!!!) but very happy with myself and my legs feel ok. 

Hope everyone is doing ok?