My feet got an absolute soaking on the way down – thank goodness for the Ground Effect Helter Skelter and the Northface jacket. It was the most challenging ride down the hill so far, but in a strange way enjoyable: the soaking, the rain hitting my face at 5okm/hr, and the partial vision… luckily I was early enough in the morning that there was very little traffic.
The ride up Clinical was stunning. The rain made it all the more beautiful. I was soaked when I got home: from sweat, not from the rain. Turns out I need to wear a thicker base layer when wearing my fairly non-breathable jacket.