here is a map of my yesterday's ride, a gorgeous 45km loop all around my town.
It was already hot at 5.30am (maybe 26C/80F), but roads were empty.
Anyway... most of the route does "not exist" yet on Google Earth's maps. The roads were built very recently and more to come in near future
NOTE: the crisis is biting hard also here. Many construction works had to be stopped for lack of funds. Many factories had to close and populaton has dropped by 30% because most of the workers went back to their hometown. Skies are clean as I had never seen before: the drop in power consumption has removed the need to use diesel power generators to support the power grid. For Dongguan, whose economy is totally export dependant, we are at direct drive with the state of US, Europe and Japan consumption. Hope better time to come.
I do not know if any reader is interested... but I could dwell for hours on my personal view of the state of affairs in China..
Lastly, the tendons are improving
IT: ecco il tracciato di una fantastica pedalata di ieri mattina, 45km. Faceva gia' un caldo boia (26C), ma le strade erano deserte.
In ogni caso, la strada "non esiste" ancora in Google Earth... e' stata costruita di recente e altre si aggiungeranno presto.
NOTA: la crisi sta colpendo duro anche da queste parti: molte fabbriche sono state chiuse e la popolazione della citta' e' calata del 30% perche' gli operati sono tornati alle zone di provenienza. L'aria e' incredibilmente pulita come non ho mai visto, grazie alla riduzione dei consumi elettrici sostentati da generatori diesel ed al calo del numero di camion.
Per Dongguan, la cui economia dipende totalmente dalle esportazioni, il sistema lavora a presa diretta con il livello dei consumi in USA, Europa e Giappone. Speriamo bene...
Tendini in miglioramento.
