{"id":1612,"date":"2017-05-03T12:41:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T12:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2017-05-03T12:41:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T12:41:43","slug":"long-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/2017\/05\/03\/long-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Awoke to clear blue sky, 3 degrees. Had brekkie and took off around 9am. Warmed up quickly to low 20&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>95km ride. Start altitude about 4043m. Max 49.6. Cal 2913.<\/p>\n<p>Lost 77m and gained 42m. Tibetan flat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cycling the Tibetan flats.\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1nbxIv5OS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>First half no wind. Second half headwind.<\/p>\n<p>It was a pastoral day. People waving as we cycled by, kids yelling. Gorgeous. Team really came together and formed a peloton to ease the strain &#8211; both the length of the ride and the headwind. We each pulled for 2km and then transitioned to the back till our time came again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1616\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Thepeloton-e1493814693319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1616\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Thepeloton-e1493814693319-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Thepeloton-e1493814693319-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Thepeloton-e1493814693319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The peloton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1615\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/soakingupthesunatlunch-e1493815136611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1615\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/soakingupthesunatlunch-e1493815136611-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/soakingupthesunatlunch-e1493815136611-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/soakingupthesunatlunch-e1493815136611.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soaking up the sun at lunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pulled into Shigatse about 3. Great shower!!!! And then up to the rooftop tea lounge in this awesome hotel. The young Tibetan women giggled and giggled at Perry and Farid. I showed them the flash mob dance video to huge delight. Chicken tikka for dinner. Some chores given the running water &#8211; aka laundry. Boys are back at the tea lounge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1613\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tibetan-giggles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1613\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tibetan-giggles-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tibetan-giggles-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tibetan-giggles-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tibetan-giggles-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tibetan giggles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1614\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fromatenttothisfinehotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1614\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fromatenttothisfinehotel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fromatenttothisfinehotel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fromatenttothisfinehotel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From a tent to this fine hotel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tomorrow is a rest day. We explore the town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awoke to clear blue sky, 3 degrees. Had brekkie and took off around 9am. Warmed up quickly to low 20&#8217;s. 95km ride. Start altitude about 4043m. Max 49.6. Cal 2913. Lost 77m and gained 42m. 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