45mi bike ride from Charlotte. Well, not the greatest performance. I suppose it was ok considering.....Started out with a bit of a stomach ache. Had a crepe for breakfast with greasy cheese and bacon. Put that on top of last night's ribeye, veg, desert, takillya, wine, & lemonchelo. Just a bit of a stomach ache and, perhaps, a hangover. On top of, it hit 90° and I started just afternoon to catch the heat of the day on the country roads. And the bike I rented has fat 37mm gravel tires, not the best for road. The bike shop, Bicycle Sport Uptown, took really good care of me and got me going with the best they had. They kept adding on all the little extra details that they could for my safety and comfort. Really good people. At least there was not much wind, and there are no hills. (They kept telling me my rout will take me up the mountain, hahaha) About 10 mi in I almost puked, and, as I tell everyone else, right after you puke, then you can start training. So I went another 15 mi to a nice little local ice cream shop for some energy and air-conditioning. From there I found the straightest 20 mi route back to my hotel. Good day, even if a little slow.