{"id":62471,"date":"2023-05-22T15:42:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T20:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62471"},"modified":"2023-05-22T15:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T20:42:20","slug":"old-roads-new-combination-closed-the-gap-to-mays-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/22\/old-roads-new-combination-closed-the-gap-to-mays-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Roads, New Combination Closed The Gap To May&#8217;s Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Old Roads, New Combination Closed The Gap To May&#039;s Goal 5\/22\/2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CimlNz_IPVo?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s bike ride was on roads I use but not in this combination. I wanted to ride at least 35 miles but I wasn&#8217;t sure if the route would get there but it did. I created a new route name, <strong>FM1485 &#8211; Valley Ranch &#8211; Gene Campbell Blvd<\/strong>. Its similar to my <strong>Community Drive &#8211; Valley Ranch &#8211; Gene Campbell Blvd<\/strong> route. The differences began in Kingwood, Woodridge Forest, and riding north to FM 1485 instead of turning at TX 99. I rolled out at 10:09 AM on my Cervelo Caledonia and finished at 1:08 PM. I started later after doing some yard work but no delay from the Giro D&#8217;Italia because it is a rest day for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"62472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/22\/old-roads-new-combination-closed-the-gap-to-mays-goal\/5-22-2023-cervelo-caledonia-valley-ranch-parkway-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1928&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.85&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 7 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1684754594&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.81&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000371&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?fit=598%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?fit=797%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1.jpg?resize=797%2C600\" alt=\"5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1\" class=\"wp-image-62472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=797%2C600&amp;ssl=1 797w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=598%2C450&amp;ssl=1 598w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=638%2C480&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1-scaled.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">5-22-2023-Cervelo-Caledonia-Valley-Ranch-Parkway-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weather was delightful. A modest wind, sunshine, low humidity and dew point. In the sun it still felt comfortable. A gentle headwind let me pedal with less effort. There were 5 starred Strava segments during the route. I contested 3 but no personal record results but my overall average speed hit 14.8 mph for awhile. I claimed the Strava <strong>Local Legend<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9120609294\/segments\/3095791235997009628\">Shell &#8211; Stripes Cruise<\/a> riding NW on FM 1314.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently at the start of a ride my Bolt computer does not show the 3 sec average watts. Before riding today I powered up the Bolt, connected the sensors, powered it off and then restarted it. I don&#8217;t know if that had any affect but the watts showed for the whole ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I rode 38.83 miles closing the gap to my 750 mile goal for May to 32 miles. Tuesday will be my last ride for several days so I want to hit my goal tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"activity\" data-embed-id=\"9120609294\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s bike ride was on roads I use but not in this combination. I wanted to ride at least 35 miles but I wasn&#8217;t sure if the route would get there but it did. I created a new route name, <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/22\/old-roads-new-combination-closed-the-gap-to-mays-goal\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[2560,212,5297,4719,5553,5638,1424],"class_list":["post-62471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-cervelo-caledonia-rival-axs","tag-fm1485-valley-ranch-gene-campbell-blvd","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gfB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62471"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62474,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62471\/revisions\/62474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}