Dec. 26 : Modasa, India
Monday, December 26 :: Modasa, India :: 156km today / 907km total
Woke up today feeling completely psyched and ready to ride. During breakfast with the Norwegian girls my legs were literally shaking with anticipation and excitement. After helping Stine procure a cheap flight to Bangkok (on my recommendation!) I rushed back to my room for final preparations.
After goodbyes I rolled out onto the same cobblestone streets that had defeated me 2 days before. Ahead, I knew from my map, lay 120km of mountainous riding before a descent out of Rajasthan into the flatlands of Gujarat. As cyclists go I'm not a "climber", but today would prove otherwise.
3-4 days off the bike, sick as a dog, had built up a lot of frustration and some anger in me, and I vented bigtime. I stormed up the first climb, feeling invincible, passing a truck on the way. I was on FIRE today and dispatched of climb after climb, hour after hour, with tremendous ferocity.
The scenery was spectacular and quite a change from the garbage-lined desert roads of the rest of Rajasthan. For some reason there was little garbage here, as well as beautiful bone-dry mountains rising to either side, and sometimes in front. The road was wide, divided, had a paved shoulder, winding and undulating. Minimal traffic. Perfect.
The map wasn't wrong and it did turn out to be 120km of climbs and descents, nothing too steep though (the underpowered trucks wouldn't make it up 10%+ grades). I flew over all the climbs, riding on a wave of joy and deep-seated satisfaction. Finally I left Rajasthan and entered the State of Gujarat, my home for the next 3-4 days. The mountains disappeared, everything became green around me, and I hummed along flat roads for the first time today. Now a gentle tailwind rose, urging me along.
I pulled into Modasa, well off the tourist trail, and the only visible foreigner in this city of 100,000+. Food options were... pitiful so dinner comprised of 14 tangerines, choclate protein powder (straight from the jar), pineapple juice, and water.
Woke up today feeling completely psyched and ready to ride. During breakfast with the Norwegian girls my legs were literally shaking with anticipation and excitement. After helping Stine procure a cheap flight to Bangkok (on my recommendation!) I rushed back to my room for final preparations.
After goodbyes I rolled out onto the same cobblestone streets that had defeated me 2 days before. Ahead, I knew from my map, lay 120km of mountainous riding before a descent out of Rajasthan into the flatlands of Gujarat. As cyclists go I'm not a "climber", but today would prove otherwise.
3-4 days off the bike, sick as a dog, had built up a lot of frustration and some anger in me, and I vented bigtime. I stormed up the first climb, feeling invincible, passing a truck on the way. I was on FIRE today and dispatched of climb after climb, hour after hour, with tremendous ferocity.
The scenery was spectacular and quite a change from the garbage-lined desert roads of the rest of Rajasthan. For some reason there was little garbage here, as well as beautiful bone-dry mountains rising to either side, and sometimes in front. The road was wide, divided, had a paved shoulder, winding and undulating. Minimal traffic. Perfect.
The map wasn't wrong and it did turn out to be 120km of climbs and descents, nothing too steep though (the underpowered trucks wouldn't make it up 10%+ grades). I flew over all the climbs, riding on a wave of joy and deep-seated satisfaction. Finally I left Rajasthan and entered the State of Gujarat, my home for the next 3-4 days. The mountains disappeared, everything became green around me, and I hummed along flat roads for the first time today. Now a gentle tailwind rose, urging me along.
I pulled into Modasa, well off the tourist trail, and the only visible foreigner in this city of 100,000+. Food options were... pitiful so dinner comprised of 14 tangerines, choclate protein powder (straight from the jar), pineapple juice, and water.
posted by Graham Durrant at 8:09 AM
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