That's the biking term for when you have a day when you're just not riding well. (It's French, of course, and means basically a day without, usually without the energy or speed or whatever that bike riders want.)
That was my ride today. I chose a route with a fairly hard start, and then an easier finish. I barely (and when I say barely, I mean barely) made it up the hard start hill.
I was ready to be done five miles out, riding back against the wind.
I don't know why. I'm reasonably rested, ate decently, drank plenty, and it wasn't especially hot out (about 80F).
I'm sorry about your jour sans, but what a great term. I definitely have those. But then I also have days when I feel especially energized and surprise myself by what I am able to do. I suppose a serious athlete expects to have those, but I wonder if there's a term for a day when you feel like you're getting a bit of a surge?
ReplyDeleteThe real bikers talk about "having good sensations in the legs." I'm sure that sounds way cooler in French or Italian.
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