Garmin Activity: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/998984762
36km, 1h36, elevation 283m, trip rating 80%
We were allowed to go home at 2pm and made grateful use of this opportunity. First I checked out several other options for cycling home from work. When I entered my door I suddenly realized that I could do a small ride before darkness... I did not even change clothes and went back outside again. I calculated a 30km ride, which was not too much. It would be a nice way to say goodbye to a fantastic cycling year in which I have done somewhere around 26000 km.
Right across my place
I hit the road as I did not want to lose precious time
The church right across my house
I could enjoy a nice ride with these new Nimbus 45mm tires.
I was sent into the direction of Ctenice, a small place 3 km from my home.
It was cold but bearable. The sun setting was a charming view.
I brought these subzero gloves back from Belgium. I bought them a few years ago for winter cycling in Belgium. Who would have guessed they would come in mighty handy in frosty Czechia?
The name of this shoe says it all: Defroster. The number choice for those riding their bike in these temperatures.
It sounds funny but every time I go running or start cycling early in the morning, it is completely dark. Now I got to see my direct surroundings in broad daylight.
This is Ctenice, a small castle
Late afternoon snapshot of my MTB
I was going left here
There were some visitors at that Ctenice thing. Must be something special
There are some fucked up old buildings in this country. It s hard to believe somebody is living here...
Passing by a tiny village
2015 was slipping away, but at least I had these minutes which I did not anticipate
It is strange how tranquil it is on these roads
I stopped at this castle to make my last video report for 2015
And Jesus was watching me do it.
This must be a church
I was led to a bicycle path, which increased my level of enjoying the ride.
Gotta remember this number seventeen
Some gravel here
Each of these signs means that a certain project was made possible thanks to the support of the European Union. And there are a LOT of these signs here.
When I came here I remember I had already been here once, for a long ride, when I left in darkness. I came here in darkness and even made a picture here. You can see it in my second or third post.
Nice slope in front of me.
Daylight was being sucked out of 2015...
Cool, another small path where no motorized vehicle could come. But it was a bumpy ride
14km and I am back home. No stress for darkness needed
That sign was getting close with mother Earth
Look at that concrete, not exactly my definition of a comfy ride
These tiny roads do have the advantage of being so tranquil. I for one really enjoy this.
I saw a lot of people hanging around here...
Back to the roads shared with cars...
It was getting colder, I could feel it in the air. Sunlight was fading and temperatures were dropping
Steadily making my way back to Prague
That grass was getting frosty. That was a bad omen with regards to my ride for the next day.
This was the first time of the ride I actually bothered looking at the temperature, and what did I see? A whopping minus five degrees. Damn boy, for real??
I was lead to Brazdim, a place I will always remember as the ride I cancelled due of the frosty soil. I also go running here from time to time.
Instead of going straight home, I went into that little path on the left. I wanted to see where it led. It connected to that Prezletice area where I always go running. This discovery opened new perspectives for future runs.
By now it was getting time to turn on my bike lights
The last sunset of the year. Glad I did not miss it.
Before getting back home, I noticed these temperatures were starting to get very serious.. Minus six point one is extreme! That could jeopardize my ride tomorrow.
