Back on the road again and traveling down a route I have used before. Weather is still a bit unstable but started out fine. I managed to reach my destination missing the thunder and deluge which was a short distance to the south of me.
Nice start to the day. The exit out of Valladolid is great as there is a dedicated cycle route running alongside for quite a few KM.
Wine harvest complete. Some bodega now tuning the grapes info a nice bottle of wine nearby!
Medina de Campo – Local cycle shop where I stopped in 2017 to buy a replacement pump. Stopped by this time to buy spear break pads.
Mirage ahead.
Fuel stations are great for topping up with fuel (coke and water!) Over the past few years, I have seen some of these places close a more motorways are built. With less traffic, these fuel stations become less viable and close.
This means even more careful planning needed to ensure I am passing through places where I can buy water. Beware of planning tools like Komoot. They are great at finding quite routes, but so quite that if you don’t modify the route, Komoot will take you on a 6 hour route with no place to buy water!
With the heat and humidity. storm clouds building over the direction of Avila. Luckily it missed me on the ride and rain only came after I made it to my hotel!
Blue dot was my location. My route from Medina Del Campo stayed dry.
