Photos : Outside Steria's Madrid Office
After a unscheduled lie in - I forgot to change my watch, we quickly de-camped and set off to meet Jaime at the Madrid office. A few photos and a check of the Sat Nav and I was off. A little cyclocross where they had blocked the road (a short cut) and a 2.5 tunnel under the airport and I was off. If only the same could be said for Rod. He set off with the aim of meeting me at an agreed point just the other side of the airport but his Sat Nav sent him on a slightly alternative route. And while he was waiting he had a visit from the civil guard. No ticket thankfully. And I was already ahead of him! Once off the main drag the roads were quiet and were starting to get a little lumpy. In fact the first real test was a brute. Straight up, no messing.
Good time was made for the next few miles, but then the hills started to get a little more serious and the downhills more fun. After lunch more of the same and a bit of a tail wind.
When we reached the end of day 1 the camp site has closed down so we are parked up in a lay-by.
Last song on IPOD today : Sex Pistols - Silly Thing
Garmin Stats :
132km / 5 hours 7 mins cycling time / 25.81 kmh average / 71.5 kmh max
