by nickpannaman | Jul 22, 2016 | blog, USA | Across North America
76 miles ridden – 1955 feet climbed Despite a number of points at which today could have flipped from pleasant to awful I am pleased to say that it was a very nice day. A very big thunderstorm blew through the area last night and although it certainly felt...
by nickpannaman | Jul 22, 2016 | blog, USA | Across North America
87 miles ridden – 2881 feet climbed What a nightmare of a day. The fact that at 6:30am when we left the hotel it was already nearly 27C/80F with 80% humidity was a pretty good indicator that we were in for quite a day. At its peak during the second half of the...
by nickpannaman | Jul 21, 2016 | blog, USA | Across North America
100 miles ridden – 2493 feet climbed Well first things first – I have done back to back centuries. 111 miles yesterday and 100 miles today. I must admit to feeling pretty pleased with myself although it was a really tough day. Early load was at 5:50 for a...
by nickpannaman | Jul 20, 2016 | blog, USA | Across North America
111 miles ridden – 1378 feet climbed. What a day. We woke up to a dark, overcast sky. A selection of six different weather report sites gave us six different forecasts all of which included rain at some stage with the prevailing ‘majority’ suggesting...
by nickpannaman | Jul 19, 2016 | blog, USA | Across North America
72 miles ridden – 1270 feet climbed Another day and another state. We crossed the state line 25 miles in to our day and immediately fell in love with Minnesota as the road surface improved dramatically the moment we crossed the line. We had enjoyed a...