Two Seasons In One Ride
It's been a funny old week weather-wise, I've been wearing shorts most of the week as it's been quite warm but then towards the end of the week it started to turn a bit cooler and then the forecast turned to thunder and lightning. It reminded me of being in the UK in 2001, (the second year of GSXR ownership), for most of the short UK riding season the weather was great from Monday to Thursday and then rained until Sunday evening meaning no biking at the weekend. The GSXR only did about 150 miles in the whole year, 100 of those were taking it to be serviced, not good.
Over the course of the year, Spain has quite a few National Fiestas (Bank Holidays) and I tend to forget about them until a couple of days before. Usually, this means I don't have time to organise anything and another bonus biking day goes by without turning a wheel.
Sometimes you just need to get out on your bike, it doesn't matter where you are going or how long you will be out, you just need to be out. This is how I felt last Saturday.
Deciding to buck the trend and ride a bike instead of staying at home to polish her nails was the start of a rollercoaster ride for Maria Costello. Buying a bike and hiding it from your parents is one thing but deciding to go racing and keeping that from them is another entirely.
This route can be split into three distinct sections with different surfaces and road types.