Stage 05: Sumatra

Padang Sidempuan to Kota Nopan
Date: 23-08-2014 Time: 05:09h Temp: 21/35 °C
Distance: 110 km Σ km: 547 km To Go: nnnnn km
Up: 943 m Σ Up: 6788 m Calories: 2572 kcal
Down: 841 m Σ Down: 6336 m Σ kcal: 14554 kcal
Conditions: A fabulous ride. The best so far. We took a back road away from the main road, thru little villages in the forest and green fields. Spectacular views and amazing contacts with the locals which over-compensated for the bad road.

Stay tuned to find some videos and photos later today or on Monday during our rest day. Tomorrow will be a tough day: 183 km & 1880 m climbs. Weather is said to ‘rain all day’

 

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