Route: Combreux - Chartres
Distance: 63 miles
Height: 1514ft ascent
Time in saddle: 5hrs 41mins
The hundred odd kilometers to Chartres were as flat as a pancake, across miles and miles of French farmland which was in the process of being harvested:
But whilst we flew through the first 40kms of the day, our progress was increasingly hampered by the wind which built and built throughout the day and was pretty much on the nose. It became so windy in fact that, nearing the end, a kind passing cyclist offered us a 'tow' (slipstream behind him) for the last 10kms (which we nobly declined, letting him inch away from us into the distance).
The wind really took its toll and we arrived at our (slightly less than desirable looking) accommodation in a suburb of Chartres possibly the most tired we've been. Thankfully, our bikes were soon locked in a secure garage and we were conked out in our perfectly satisfactory room, glad that tomorrow is another rest day.
Ps we just about managed the 25 min walk into town this evening for supper, which gave us an opportunity to admire the huge cathedral we had been looking at all afternoon:
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