"Nordhordland rundt" - for the first time

As I did not get out on the bike Yesterday as it simply got to busy I decided to get in more km this morning and take the ride around Nordhordland for the first time.
I had the alarm on at 05:15 and had a good breakfast and relaxed for about an hour before I got on the bike at 06:30.

The weather was fantastic, 14 degrees, still and clear sky. As I arrived at Straume bridge I had to stop and take a picture:

08:00 at Straume bridge

As I passed Austrheim and turned southbound again it had started to get a bit more windy and I got the wind head on, this is when it is a huge disadvantage starting early and alone, there is a lot to gain from having someone to "hide" behind so you do not need to fight the headwind alone.

Anyway, it did not get to windy so the ride back through Lindås went smoothly.

As I passed Seim after about 70km I had ran out of my energy drink and had no bananas left. Therefor, towards the end I started to run low on energy and thus my average pace declined. Even so I finished the 83.2km in 3h and 40 minutes with an average speed of about 23 km/h which I was quite happy with :)

As I parked the bike at home it felt good to have done “Nordhordland rundt” for the first time, and it will definitively not be the last.

Ride stats at www.strava.com:

http://app.strava.com/rides/10473626