*****R O N D A*****

So I went for a ride yesterday and my day started like this

For a few minutes we were playing hide and seek with the sun… It made for a nice scenery

And for the first 2 hours was a cool ride… Well at least not hot… Great feeling early in the morning..

We were in for a long ride so some of the guys opted to cut the ride a bit shorter and drove a few kilometers ahead and were waiting for us to catch them.. Here we caught one.. And passed him..

Then it was time for the first big climb of the day.. 14 km Cat 2 at around 5% if I remember right… I was stretching the legs…

Still before 9 in the morning and sun was really high up.. But still cool enough to ride and enjoy this views..

I sprinted up the mountain to wait for my partners and take a few pics of them cresting the top…

After a 10 minutes descend we got to a little town in the middle of the valley called Burgos.. There it was time for breakfasts.. Second breakfasts for me…

Then it was time to tackle the second climb/mountain of the day…. Me with a full belly started like this…

But after about 40 minutes climbing I was ok to sprint up the mountain with the guys and enjoy the view at the top..

This is almost at our turn around point in the city of Ronda.. Great place and full of history HIGHLY recommend this place if you are coming over… In this pic those towers are part of some Roman ruins.. (camera lens was full of sweat and had to erase lots of pictures)

After a refreshing soaking and water bottle filling was time to turn around and head back home..

On the way back I didn’t take too many pictures.. The downhills were fast and technical so I was more concentrated in not breaking my neck then in taking pictures… Just let me share this with you.. The route we took to get there was the same one we took to get back home so everything was very much the same but in the opposite direction..

In order to get to Ronda we rode 65 km and climbed 1500 meters… And when we turned around we climbed the same mountains but from the other side.. (they are lower) so we rode another 65 km and climbed only 1000 meters…. the Strava link is here

But to finish this extreme day (Strava said it was extreme, not epic) what better way then with a nice refreshment drink… Salud ..!!!

Hope you enjoyed the story and pics

Pablo

The Weekend Report Guy