This morning I had the time to get a long ride in, so I headed out on Parmer again. The goal this time was to take it all the way to Andice Road and then catch CR 275 up to Florence. I got out on the road at 6:45am and I wasn't alone, once I hit Parmer there were riders going up and down Parmer. I passed several groups heading the same way as me. In fact on the North end past 1431 there were more cyclist than cars.

My suspicions that Parmer goes all the way to Andice Road was confirmed. Once I got to Andice Road I turn right and headed East. The shoulder is wide on this road as well, however it's bumpy, it's that hard conglomerate paving. Luckily my time on it was short as I turned left on CR 275 which goes all the way to Florence where I turned left on 195 into Florence proper.

Once I got into Florence I was expecting espresso, pasta, and Italian racing machines. I went down 195 to Main Street, but I didn't find any thing remotely similar, I didn't even see any disgraced tour dopers on the corners trying to sell their chamois. Instead of the Italian Florence, I stumbled upon the Texas version.

The grand plan was to head over to Andice from Florence and then back to Parmer. When I pulled my map out of my jersey pocket my water pack had leaked thus rendering the map unreadable. I could have used my iPhone to get the route, but it took me a little more time than I anticipated getting to Florence so I figured I'd better just make it an out and back. I was a bit worried about the wind heading back, but it wasn't too bad. There were a couple exposed spots where it kicked up and pushed me around, but all in all it wasn't a big factor.

I'm a little cooked after the ride, my goal was to keep my power between 50 - 70% of my FTP for the ride. My mileage for the week is 203.08 miles. Hopefully I can get through the Le Burrito ride tomorrow.

Ride Stats:

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Distance: 75.04 miles (from my house)

Time: 4:39:04

Average Speed: 16.38

Max Speed: 32.59

Average Watts: 168

Max Watts: 892