Coffeeneuring ride #5: Stick farms, Pubol, Monells, and over Santa Pellaia
On Wednesday, Girona rides like a girl. A weekly ride leaves for four a 3-hour ride from the main post office by the Placa de Independencia. Nice and and well behaving boys and gentlemen are always welcome.
Today many girls were down with flu. We were 4 boys and Anna. The weather was good enough, a bit chilly in the morning, but we had some sunshine as well.
There are so many small country roads. If one knows the right routes, one never has to ride on highways. Today we choose the so called "stick farms" route. The route goes through plant nurseries and gardens near Celra. Small pines, palm trees etc are growing there waiting for someone to buy them. A large palm trees cost 4000 euros. Significant business.
We rode to Pubol by Dali's castle to Monells for coffee. We were not the only cyclists riding as there were ten others having coffee in Monells. Good coffee, delicious bocadillos.
Then it was time to climb over Santa Pellaia. It is a nice 9 km climb of some 300 meters. I have climbed it many times. This time I decided to take it easy, to keep my hearth rate below 160bpm. The climb was so nice - and I was faster than with 172bpm in early August. Exercise has some effect.
Later, lunch of fideua and pollastre in El Sol with Matti P. Thanks to Anna, Alberto and Eroi for nice ride.
The route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17122597 - 69km and 1000m climbing. Avarage speed 26.2km/h.
Today many girls were down with flu. We were 4 boys and Anna. The weather was good enough, a bit chilly in the morning, but we had some sunshine as well.
There are so many small country roads. If one knows the right routes, one never has to ride on highways. Today we choose the so called "stick farms" route. The route goes through plant nurseries and gardens near Celra. Small pines, palm trees etc are growing there waiting for someone to buy them. A large palm trees cost 4000 euros. Significant business.
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We rode to Pubol by Dali's castle to Monells for coffee. We were not the only cyclists riding as there were ten others having coffee in Monells. Good coffee, delicious bocadillos.
Then it was time to climb over Santa Pellaia. It is a nice 9 km climb of some 300 meters. I have climbed it many times. This time I decided to take it easy, to keep my hearth rate below 160bpm. The climb was so nice - and I was faster than with 172bpm in early August. Exercise has some effect.
Later, lunch of fideua and pollastre in El Sol with Matti P. Thanks to Anna, Alberto and Eroi for nice ride.
The route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17122597 - 69km and 1000m climbing. Avarage speed 26.2km/h.
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