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Saturday 25th June 9.30 ride

edited June 2011 in Club runs
Hello All,

Going to break with tradition this week and do a route the 'reverse direction' !!

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/38304938/

Let's hope its not as windy/wet as last week......

DavidJ

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  • Rebecca & I are hoping to be out this week - assuming the weather is OK (we are fair weather cyclists!)

    We will be doing something a bit shorter -20 -25 miles if anyone wants to join us.

    Alison
  • look forward to seeing you tomorrow lets hope the rain has moved on
  • edited June 2011
    Good turnout this morning (10 of us) for another ride of two halves.

    It was a bit of an unpromising start, with damp & overcast conditions but we set off at a cracking pace along the flat roads to Barrington. A brief stop at the top of the hill saw the weather change almost in an instant to hot & humid and everybody regretting their choice of waterproofs or long sleeved tops. We continued on through the eversdens to kingston where TimO showed some quite excellent bike handling skills when the road mysteriously disappeared from under his wheels!! After loosing the two John's we regrouped and headed off to Bourne then Gransden.

    It was here that the reason for our cracking pace became apparent as the fantastic tailwind now turned into a murderous headwind. It was a long hard slog form here all the way back to Ashwell with everybody taking a turn on the front & enjoying the rare decent of Croyden hill.

    As is now compulsory for this ride, we wound it up about 4 miles from Ashwell with TimO and JamesG fighting for the sign at Ashwell. I came in a fairly respectable 3rd afters TonyC took his foot of the gas too early :)

    A good ride had by all & many thanks to Alison for tea in the garden at the end.

    DavidJ
  • Oh yes, ride stats were 40 miles @ 15.3 Avg.

    DavidJ
  • As ever - thanks for the route and the ride David...all back for tea at Alison's as well this week...just like the good old days, eh?

    Thanks Alison for your hospitality, it was much appreciated by us all...!
  • Rebecca, Paul & I did the shorter ride -

    Croyden Hill, Gamlingay, Wrestlingworth loop -24 miles at a 14.7 mph
    It comes to something when your daughter gives you a helping push up the hills!
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