2009-10-03 Hein, Brett, Arabian Ranches to Al Ain Road

Posted by hein On October - 3 - 2009

Construction on the south-eastern (desert) side of the E611 bypass (truck) road makes it difficult to get through this area. Where there are not foundations being dug for a building there are trenches to install the facilities to serve these new buildings. The areas in between contain the heaps of soft sand that makes your front wheel disappear while you continue forward in an elegant superman pose, hoping your knees clear the handlebars and the landing will be soft.
This interrupted terrain continues nearly all the way to the Lahbab road (E77) with the large area condoned off for what was to be the ultra luxurious Tiger Woods golf course bang in the middle of where you need to go through to get to the 2nd Al Ain Road petrol station. Luckily with the desert moving fast to reclaim untended fences it should only take a year or two for the sand to cover the area again.
Getting across the Lahbab road is a bit of a challenge seeing us race a kilometer or two down the highway to find a crossing.
Following desert roads and bedouin tracks, the route back took about 45 minutes, probably doable in around 30 minutes at a good pace without detours.

Elevation Profile
Speed Profile

Partdistance Parttime Partspeed Distance Time Speed
0.000 km 0s - 0.000 km 0s -
2.133 km 3m 25s 37.46 km/h 2.133 km 3m 25s 37.46 km/h
2.011 km 2m 18s 52.45 km/h 4.144 km 5m 43s 43.49 km/h
2.075 km 1m 48s 69.18 km/h 6.219 km 7m 31s 49.64 km/h
1.797 km 1m 51s 58.27 km/h 8.016 km 9m 22s 51.35 km/h
1.991 km 1m 55s 62.32 km/h 10.007 km 11m 17s 53.21 km/h
2.004 km 4m 37s 26.04 km/h 12.010 km 15m 54s 45.32 km/h
2.128 km 3m 13s 39.69 km/h 14.138 km 19m 07s 44.37 km/h
1.941 km 5m 40s 20.56 km/h 16.079 km 24m 47s 38.93 km/h
1.925 km 2m 40s 43.32 km/h 18.004 km 27m 27s 39.35 km/h
2.043 km 2m 36s 47.15 km/h 20.048 km 30m 03s 40.03 km/h
2.099 km 2m 50s 44.45 km/h 22.147 km 32m 53s 40.41 km/h
1.946 km 1m 51s 63.10 km/h 24.092 km 34m 44s 41.62 km/h
1.936 km 2m 31s 46.15 km/h 26.028 km 37m 15s 41.92 km/h
2.420 km 6m 00s 24.20 km/h 28.447 km 43m 15s 39.46 km/h
1.691 km 1m 58s 51.59 km/h 30.138 km 45m 13s 39.99 km/h
1.911 km 11m 28s 10.00 km/h 32.049 km 56m 41s 33.92 km/h
2.011 km 9m 11s 13.14 km/h 34.061 km 1h 05m 52s 31.03 km/h
1.940 km 2m 55s 39.92 km/h 36.001 km 1h 08m 47s 31.40 km/h
2.050 km 3m 00s 41.00 km/h 38.051 km 1h 11m 47s 31.80 km/h
1.950 km 4m 21s 26.89 km/h 40.001 km 1h 16m 08s 31.52 km/h
2.034 km 4m 45s 25.70 km/h 42.035 km 1h 20m 53s 31.18 km/h
1.980 km 1m 52s 63.65 km/h 44.016 km 1h 22m 45s 31.91 km/h
2.015 km 2m 00s 60.46 km/h 46.031 km 1h 24m 45s 32.59 km/h
2.079 km 2m 45s 45.37 km/h 48.110 km 1h 27m 30s 32.99 km/h
1.902 km 1m 49s 62.82 km/h 50.012 km 1h 29m 19s 33.60 km/h
2.029 km 4m 02s 30.18 km/h 52.041 km 1h 33m 21s 33.45 km/h
2.183 km 1m 47s 73.44 km/h 54.224 km 1h 35m 08s 34.20 km/h
1.804 km 2m 03s 52.81 km/h 56.028 km 1h 37m 11s 34.59 km/h
2.106 km 2m 08s 59.24 km/h 58.135 km 1h 39m 19s 35.12 km/h
1.867 km 2m 11s 51.31 km/h 60.002 km 1h 41m 30s 35.47 km/h
2.046 km 34m 19s 3.58 km/h 62.048 km 2h 15m 49s 27.41 km/h
2.249 km 2m 15s 59.98 km/h 64.297 km 2h 18m 04s 27.94 km/h
1.877 km 1m 43s 65.61 km/h 66.174 km 2h 19m 47s 28.40 km/h
1.888 km 1m 31s 74.69 km/h 68.062 km 2h 21m 18s 28.90 km/h
2.091 km 3m 11s 39.41 km/h 70.153 km 2h 24m 29s 29.13 km/h
1.864 km 4m 07s 27.17 km/h 72.017 km 2h 28m 36s 29.08 km/h
2.085 km 2m 22s 52.85 km/h 74.101 km 2h 30m 58s 29.45 km/h
1.969 km 1m 50s 64.45 km/h 76.071 km 2h 32m 48s 29.87 km/h
1.958 km 2m 08s 55.06 km/h 78.029 km 2h 34m 56s 30.22 km/h
2.144 km 2m 51s 45.14 km/h 80.173 km 2h 37m 47s 30.49 km/h
1.859 km 2m 00s 55.77 km/h 82.032 km 2h 39m 47s 30.80 km/h
1.999 km 2m 05s 57.56 km/h 84.030 km 2h 41m 52s 31.15 km/h
2.030 km 2m 19s 52.58 km/h 86.060 km 2h 44m 11s 31.45 km/h
2.100 km 3m 37s 34.83 km/h 88.160 km 2h 47m 48s 31.52 km/h
1.927 km 2m 22s 48.86 km/h 90.087 km 2h 50m 10s 31.76 km/h
2.004 km 2m 01s 59.64 km/h 92.092 km 2h 52m 11s 32.09 km/h
2.139 km 1m 38s 78.59 km/h 94.231 km 2h 53m 49s 32.53 km/h
1.834 km 1m 55s 57.40 km/h 96.065 km 2h 55m 44s 32.80 km/h
1.936 km 3m 42s 31.40 km/h 98.001 km 2h 59m 26s 32.77 km/h
2.018 km 2m 35s 46.86 km/h 100.019 km 3h 02m 01s 32.97 km/h
2.282 km 3m 54s 35.11 km/h 102.301 km 3h 05m 55s 33.02 km/h
1.701 km 2m 05s 48.99 km/h 104.002 km 3h 08m 00s 33.19 km/h
2.019 km 2m 36s 46.59 km/h 106.021 km 3h 10m 36s 33.37 km/h
0.314 km 1m 11s 15.92 km/h 106.335 km 3h 11m 47s 33.27 km/h

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