Ride while on my last business trip to Israel. We (me, Emilio, Mariya) had arrived very late on Friday night and I didn't get to sleep until around 2:00, so only 3 hours of sleep or so before getting up to meet Zvika and his riding team out by Pedaya, off the 44. I was able to use the rental car, and I got there around 6:10, working with Zvika to set up his spare bike. We couldn't get one of the pedals off, so I had to use his pedals instead of the ones I brought. I did bring my Wahoo Elemnt, and that was helpful. Group headed north until we turned onto the 424. Initially, the pace was fast but not super fast. The ride on the 424 was a very gradual climb for about 5 miles, and I was able to match the others' pace just fine. Then a short downhill and the ride over to Latrun, where we turned onto Hwy 3 and took it all the way down to the 40. This stretch had a lot of downhill sections on the way out, which meant slight climbs on the way back. After the turnaround point at the 40 intersection, we rode in a two-line pace line for a while, and I helped out by taking my turn at being in front. Other than this section, I tried to keep generally in the middle of the pack. Back almost to the 424, we took a turnoff and included a climb, which had quite a steep finish near the top. I pulled out ahead of the other riders here and got up to the summit second before turning around and riding back down to Hwy 3. We stayed on it past the turn and rode to the next roundabout before turning around there and heading back to the 424. Zvika's electronic shifter battery was low and it dropped him into his smaller front chainring, so he and I slowed down while the others kept hammering the pace. I felt good through this part of the ride, keeping a decent pace and still having enough at the end, where there was a little gradual climbing to get back to the starting point. Was perhaps my last ride with Zvika, and it was an enjoyable, challenging one.
Avg speed = 18.6 mph. Total mileage = 52.3 mi
Total elevation gain = 1960'
Avg heartrate = 134 bpm
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