July - a great month of cycling
July was a superb month for cycling here in Finland. The weather was mostly great and I ended up spending almost 50 hours on my bike in July, including two bike races, Royal Pyöräily and Vuelta Vantaa. As usual, I rather share pictures with you than describe every ride in great detail.
The weather has been superb. Here riding with Juha in Ohensaari.
We've just had a few days of rain. Proper clothing keeps you dry
That means washing.. and washing
Also ordered a new pair of shoes, Specialized S-Works Road shoes. Will write a review on them as I have some more hours on them
One needs to take some hours off the bike as well. Coffee and Calvados is one way of doing it.
Another way is BBQ at the sea
After rain comes sun
Cycling to Ruissalo is easy with proper Finnish bike
Fixie-warning!
Me and my bike
Klaus with proper ride-snack!
We found some new hilly routes, this one in Paimio
11 % steep
Welcome to Finland
I hope August will be as good as July. I will participate in 2 races, Eteläkärjen ajot next Sunday and Myllyn pyöräily the following. These will be the last ones preparing for my main goal this year, Tour de Helsinki 1st of September. I will let you know more about those later.
Enjoy what's left of summer!