Day 2 of 8 cycling days

Today we cycled out of town, and 25 people weaving in and out of traffic worked surprisingly well! Then along series of mainly hard packed dirt roads to a river connected to Tonle Sap Lake. At one point we cycled over hot tarmac radiating heat to add to the hardship. The young doctor cycling with us said that it was 36C with a 'feel like' of 41C. To give us more of a chance we may start cycling at 0700 in morning, not 730, to be covered in the briefing. More people got in the support bus than yesterday, including some who normally could have finished, but who found heat too much, but I finished the 50km. Plenty of strength left in legs, but beginning to burn in a couple of places. Normally I never burn with SF50, so I'm pretty puzzled. The back roads are quite rutted, but also have a layer of red dust that sticks to sun lotion, hence photo of my leg to give an idea of how much there is around!Read more