98kms 5hours:34mins
Hungover (from 3 beers???), and super tired this morning. Felt like I barely slept in this hole of a hotel, really missing the tent.
We crossed the border, and then rode downhill for eight k of 'no mans land'. I cant believe it was 8k long, creeepy, and lots of people around the place, what country do they live in?? Had to say goodbye to Palden, our Tibetan guide, good guy.
Into Nepal, the Venezuelan team decided to roll off in teh jeep today since their time was tight. There was no way I was gonna miss this downhill though, not with all the climbing I did this trip. Also a part of me wanted to do the whole thing, unassisted, unaided, no vehicles, no holding onto trucks on the climbs, nothing but bike and on my own power.
The downhill RIPPED, so much fun. Bad luck struck team Venezuela though when their jeep broke down, and it turned out that they got to Kat alot later than us who rode, that sucks.
5 of us once again ended up riding together, and we turned it into a fun ride, adding sprint attacks, mountain climb challenges, you name it. Of course, it blew us up, but what is there to save it for?... a big fucking climb as it turned out later.
We did a bit of a pub crawl, but only Chris boozed, those Austrians love their booze. We inhaled junk food at a few villages, just because we can. Then the climb started, from Dologhat up to Dulikhel. It turned into a 37km climb. Fitting that our last climb was BRUTAL. It really did take a team to push each other up it though. We took a good Pepsi break, then pushed on. Chris and Terry put down punishing paces, and we all tried to gut out the last hard day. I couldnt believe the lactic acid in my legs, the dizziness, I was spent.. we got to the summit, the goal, the town of Dulhikel by sundown, spent.
Its a weird feeling, the end of a ride... the end of 2 months, 2400kms for me, from Japan to Tibet to Nepal. I couldnt pack up my bike, not just yet.
Our group had a final dinner, but people were actually falling asleep at the table, everyone is so tired. NOt sure how to sum up a trip like this, amazing, unforgettable.. It was easily the hardest thing Ive ever done, by far, the furthest Ive pushed myself. Now time for rehab and relaxing times in Nam on the beaches...
We crossed the border, and then rode downhill for eight k of 'no mans land'. I cant believe it was 8k long, creeepy, and lots of people around the place, what country do they live in?? Had to say goodbye to Palden, our Tibetan guide, good guy.
Into Nepal, the Venezuelan team decided to roll off in teh jeep today since their time was tight. There was no way I was gonna miss this downhill though, not with all the climbing I did this trip. Also a part of me wanted to do the whole thing, unassisted, unaided, no vehicles, no holding onto trucks on the climbs, nothing but bike and on my own power.
The downhill RIPPED, so much fun. Bad luck struck team Venezuela though when their jeep broke down, and it turned out that they got to Kat alot later than us who rode, that sucks.5 of us once again ended up riding together, and we turned it into a fun ride, adding sprint attacks, mountain climb challenges, you name it. Of course, it blew us up, but what is there to save it for?... a big fucking climb as it turned out later.
We did a bit of a pub crawl, but only Chris boozed, those Austrians love their booze. We inhaled junk food at a few villages, just because we can. Then the climb started, from Dologhat up to Dulikhel. It turned into a 37km climb. Fitting that our last climb was BRUTAL. It really did take a team to push each other up it though. We took a good Pepsi break, then pushed on. Chris and Terry put down punishing paces, and we all tried to gut out the last hard day. I couldnt believe the lactic acid in my legs, the dizziness, I was spent.. we got to the summit, the goal, the town of Dulhikel by sundown, spent.
Its a weird feeling, the end of a ride... the end of 2 months, 2400kms for me, from Japan to Tibet to Nepal. I couldnt pack up my bike, not just yet.Our group had a final dinner, but people were actually falling asleep at the table, everyone is so tired. NOt sure how to sum up a trip like this, amazing, unforgettable.. It was easily the hardest thing Ive ever done, by far, the furthest Ive pushed myself. Now time for rehab and relaxing times in Nam on the beaches...
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