Unfortunately had to admit defeat at mile 65 of today’s sportive. Way too hot today. When the inhaler had to come out, I knew I just had to give up, and I ran out of water as at the beginning of the 1st killer hill of the day. 2 mountains I had to walk up, elevations of between 12 & 18 😱. I was actually petrified on the way down one of the hills. That was how steep the hills in the Costwold are. Hardest ride ever. Before the hills, my average speed was 14mph. Got to mountain 1, hot, no water, I went from hero to zero. Not that I would have been able to ride up the mountains even if the weather was perfect and I had loads of liquid, but I would have given it a good try. Took me about 15 - 20 miles to find water, by that time the damage had been done. I actually cycled 10 miles in 2hrs 😳😔 It was a lovely day though. Wifey AKA #SpeedyGonzales finished whole 82 miles route, now she is side eyeing me badly because I also got a medal even though I did not finish 🤣🤣