.... until I reached a 22k uphill with some ridiculously steep sections - and it didn't help it was straight into a +40 k/h headwind. I don't recall ever riding such a long steep unhill into a headwind like that. I had to zigzag across the road to make it slightly less steep (luckily hardly any traffic) and take breaks every 2-300 metres or even less when a huge gust pushed me to a stop....