The weather predictions for today was for 98% chance of rain starting at 9ish today, temperatures in the 50's and 60. The ride distance is 96 km.
Most of the riders decided to brave the elements and do the ride. There was a small group of us that looked out the windows and said, no way. Fortunately Belgium's rail network allowed us to cover almost the entire distance, save 9 km. Below is a photo of, from left to right, Michelle, Agnes and Sharon on the train with our bikes.
I would be less than honest, if I didn't say we were a bit smug when we saw the rain pouring while be warm and dry in the train cars.
The train got us to the town of Assesse at about 12:30 and we hopped on to our bikes and rode 10 km to our hotel in a light drizzle. The hotel, called Domaine de Ronchinne, is spectacular as you can see in the following photos. If you ever wanted to spend a night in an authentic chateau, this is the place for you.
As the riders that actually braved the elements arrived, they had stories of the drenching rain, muddy roads and the cold weather. It was a really a long cold ride as evidenced by riding gear drying by the gas fireplace in the main room of our "cottage" on the estate.
The ride route below is pretty short since it only consisted of our short ride from Assesse to the chateau.
Happy Biking
Brian
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