Thursday 28 June 2012

Austria 2012

Well, I've been on my holiday for a few days now and each one has had warmer - or should I say hotter - weather.

Today I decided to cycle to Astegg and then to Hintertux. Both hard climbs in their own right, but add them together and throw in a smattering of 33 degree sunshine and I was in for a whole can of whoop ass!

I grovelled up to Astegg - I did 800m of ascent in 7 miles and it was brutal. I only stopped once an that was to dip my bandanna into a waterfall. I stopped at Gasthoff Astegg and had a nice dinner and then headed out to Hintertux. That meant dropping back down an then a leg busting climb to the town. I was looking forward to the descent.

Well, the descent was a wash out - road works slowed me and so did the German car drivers. Only managed an average speed of 22mph on the descent - could have gone much faster as you'll see when I edit and add the video.

Hopefully heading to Achensee tomorrow.

Rich