OVERALL - Nice ride, really nice little roads, hardly any car traffic - 11.5 hours total, 10 hours riding time - I did not ride all that slow, but maybe I should shorten some food stops BIKE - M5 WEATHER - 7 - 16 degrees celcius - half sunny, half cloudy - some wind from the west, ~4 m/s PRE-RIDE - Rode 25 km to start - Big breakfast: 10 pancakes, 2 eggs, 3 strips of bacon, .5 L milk, .5 L coffee POST-RIDE - rode 25 km home FOOD - 4 food stops, every ~2 to 3 hours - Ate 5 toasted ham & cheese sandwiches total - Drank ~2 L water, ~ .5 L coffee, ~1.7 L fruit smoothie CLOTHING - long sleeve wool base, red wool sweater - runderwear, medium thick tights, chrome shorts - thin wool socks + thick wool socks, shimano shoes - thin wool gloves, wool cap NEXT TIME - Should drink more water - Good amount of food - Keep food stops closer to 2 hours apart (one time waited 3, that was too long)