117.13 miles in 6:25:34 for an average speed of 18.23 mph. Another good ride today with perfect weather. Started at 3:00 AM in 65 degree clear skies. Still no moon (it has not been out for any of my early starts). 75 degrees at the finish. Drank 1.25 gallons and ate 2400 calories. Lost 3 lbs. Average heart rate 114 bpm.
Bill, Andrew, and I had a fun ride, each surging throughout the ride. By the time we got to the little hill, Bill was the only one that could go up with speed. That's two days in a row that Bill has won the little hill race.
Wildlife: 4 rabbits and 2 deer. I had to brake for one rabbit that nearly ran under my wheels.
Stage 18 tomorrow is 131.11 miles. I'm getting close to the end!
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Last year I biked the same distances that the Tour de France riders rode each day, except that I did it on the roads of Southern Illinois. This blog will chronicle my attempt to do it again this year. The distance this year is 2,218 miles which consists of a prologue, twenty stages, and two rest days.
Summary to date
Miles through stage twenty: 2218.23
Time: 119:29:12
Average Speed: 18.56 mph
Time: 119:29:12
Average Speed: 18.56 mph
Stages:
| DAY | DATE | STAGE | K | MILES | TIME |
| Sat | 7 | Prologue | 7.9 | 4.909 | 0:13:00 |
| Sun | 8 | 1 | 203.0 | 126.138 | 5:57:45 |
| Mon | 9 | 2 | 168.5 | 104.701 | 5:49:21 |
| Tue | 10 | 3 | 236.5 | 146.954 | 8:07:32 |
| Wed | 11 | 4 | 193.0 | 119.925 | 6:46:40 |
| Thu | 12 | 5 | 182.5 | 113.400 | 6:09:12 |
| Fri | 13 | 6 | 199.5 | 123.964 | 6:40:49 |
| Sat | 14 | 7 | 197.5 | 122.721 | 6:41:24 |
| Sun | 15 | 8 | 165.0 | 102.526 | 5:19:44 |
| Mon | 16 | Rest | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0:00:00 |
| Tue | 17 | 9 | 159.5 | 99.109 | 5:21:22 |
| Wed | 18 | 10 | 229.5 | 142.605 | 7:46:03 |
| Thu | 19 | 11 | 182.5 | 113.400 | 6:12:04 |
| Fri | 20 | 12 | 178.5 | 110.915 | 6:02:34 |
| Sat | 21 | 13 | 54.0 | 33.554 | 1:35:42 |
| Sun | 22 | 14 | 197.0 | 122.410 | 6:46:31 |
| Mon | 23 | 15 | 196.0 | 121.789 | 6:43:41 |
| Tue | 24 | Rest | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0:00:00 |
| Wed | 25 | 16 | 218.5 | 135.770 | 7:17:36 |
| Thu | 26 | 17 | 188.5 | 117.128 | 6:25:34 |
| Fri | 27 | 18 | 211.0 | 131.109 | 7:04:25 |
| Sat | 28 | 19 | 55.5 | 34.486 | 1:37:05 |
| Sun | 29 | 20 | 146.0 | 90.720 | 4:51:08 |
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