Category: 2014 Silk Route
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Our first hill
Two days ago, we rode from Yanling to Dengfeng, a small town up in the hills. That was our first time riding up any significant hills – we climbed about 800m that day. Because we had covered more than the originally planned distance on two recent days, yesterday we had a very short 60km ride…
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Rain and mud
This morning it was raining a lot. But it was still pretty warm, so the rain was not unpleasant. One of the guys I was riding with got a flat, so we took shelter in the garage of a nearby house to work on the bike. The family who lived there was very nice and…
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Mengcheng to Luyi
Today was really great – the weather was perfect (sunny and not too hot), and the roads were good. There was a 13km section of construction with very rough pavement and dirt, but the mountain bikers among us (myself included) enjoyed the extra challenge. We saw a giant statue of Confucius that was pretty impressive.…
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A long day
I am starting to get used to the heat. It’s a good thing because today we biked 160km from Mingguang to Mengcheng. At the lunch stop, we were informed that our hotel had changed and was now just slightly further down the same road. Later on, the lunch truck drove past and told us that…
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The Yangtze River
Early on in our ride from Nanjing to Mingguang, we crossed the Yangtze River. Unfortunately the visibility here is really bad, so our view of the river wasn’t very good. The bad visibility is caused by a combination of humidity and pollution, although we don’t know how much there is of each. It was very…
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Nanjing
Today we arrived in Nanjing for our first rest day. We had a short ride of 120km, and finished early around 1pm. I spent most of the rest of the day eating. Two Magnum ice cream bars, and two full dinners. Continue Reading ››