Training objective: keep the heart rate at 145-150 bpm's, but give a very hard effort for the last hour, with the heart rate at 155 bpm's and the cadence at 65-75 rpm's. Somehow bent my derailleur hanger outwards (maybe while trying to clip in...). Bent it back more or less in place by hand (I had a spare but didn't use it), but I lost the use of a bunch of gears when on the big ring in the front. The bike shop loves me and my problems! A bit of a challenge to keep the heart rate up in DTC Tour ride, so had to double-back a few times and then sprint(ish) to catch up (which got put the heart rate above the 150 target), but all in all not bad. Gave it a more gas at a lower cadence for the last hour or so of the 145 km's. A bit chilly today, but the sun came out as we entered Amsterdam. Windy pretty well the whole way back, as well as on much of the Tour. When I started the pace, the guy I rode with asked if I really thought I could hold it the whole way (he really didn't think I could). I had a few "Jesus Christ, Richard!" exclamations from him trying to stick to my wheel, right up until the very end of the 145 km's. Well, I guess now he knows, right? :) I was feeling pretty fresh at the end and probably could have kept it up for the subsequent ride back to Amsterdam, too, but that would have been too anti-social. :) You've created a monster, Morne! Soon, no one will want to cycle with me - ha!