Planned practice ride to Jeff2 place in Majayjay - cancelled due to rain?

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There was a planned ride to Majayjay this morning as a training for ride to Atimonan whicch will be on May 30 to 31- climb to Atimonan sleep at Lucena and 31 ride back to Manila.   May 30 is 170 km, May 31 is 146 km via south road and Calamba.

Unfortunately they were rained out. 

I am thinking hard whether I will go or not.    I am worried about the heat.   

Much cheaper way to rejuvenate your BB by buying bearings

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                                       Just the bearings or entire  bb for replacement?

The bottom brackets of my two road bikes seem to be acting up.   The Pinarello's crank play was 2 to 3 mm.   The s works bb bearing has not been replaced since its acquisition.  I have read that the BB can be replaced cheaply.

The Pinarello is bearing is 6805  with 25 mm holes and 6 mm thickness.  You have to find the 6 mm.  The 7 mm is thicker and will not fit.   For the BB30 of S works it 6806 with 7mm thickness and 24 mm holes.

Both the bearings  4 pcs set cost P250.00++ delivery included.  I had the 6805 installed by Mario because you need a special puller and/or the bearing is difficult to remove.  I changed the 6806 for the s works myself.

The BB would be very expensive say 2 to 4k.  How much did I save.

I did not get ceramic bearings because they are expensive and I do not see much difference is friction.   Am not a superbiker

Foreign riders dominate the 2026 Tour of Luzon; practice pa more for local riders?

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It was total dominance for foreign riders for stage win and GC.  Nikita won the first stage and never gave up his advantage.  The Korean champ last week took a stage    Huby won brutal mountain stages twice.   

That result could result in two things:   our local riders giving up or being motivated more to try harder.

Yes there were local riders who held their own, but could manage only third and 7th.   The foreign juggernaut was overwhelming.       

Or should TOL limit the race to locals?

Or practice pa more?  More investment in science:  nutrition, physiology, aerodynamics