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Saturday 6th September 9.30am club ride

DavidJDavidJ
edited September 2014 in Club runs
OK, in homage to the Wells ride today, we will also do a flat ride tomorrow - although without the fish and chips, sea view and drunken train ride home !!

http://www.mapmyride.com/gb/baldock-eng/ashwell-everton-yelling-waresly-potton-e-route-37854812

Ashwell-Everton-Yelling-Waresly-Potton-Edworth-Ashwell (41 miles; out via hinxworth/back via northfields)

Bonus points are on offer for spotting TomH on his tractor and the Northfields chase cup is up for grabs for anybody who can beat EmmaK to the end of Northfields road !

Seeya in the morning

Comments

  • PeterTPeterT
    Sounds good, I'll be there.

    We could put Emma on the front for 40.8 miles to blunt her sprint!
    See you in the morning
  • EmmakEmmak
    After my stint of 35miles on the front last week I think I've done my share for the year!

    Although I might start the sprint early........
  • timAtimA
    I'll be there too.

    I believe there is a fish and chip shop in Papworth, not much of a detour...!
  • AdamRAdamR
    It will be a maiden voyage.
    See you there
  • DavidJDavidJ
    Oh the new steed !! Is it 12 speed ;)
  • DavidJDavidJ
    Twelve of us out for the route as described above. Weird sort of weather day, warm & muggy with no wind.

    Nice pace for most of the ride, thanks to the sterling work done on the front by PeterT, Tim and Nathan. We wizzed up to Yelling and then most bizzarly two cars stopped on either side of the A428 to let us all cross. That never happens !!

    All still civilised till we got to the Ashwell 4 sign at the top of the road and the after burners were lit. Clearly the kudos of the Northfields chase cup was more than I thought !! A brave challenge by EmmaK lead to nothing and it was a three horse race between MickG, Tim and Nathan. Think that Nathan just squeezed it on the line which is all the more impressive considering he had cycled 123 miles the day before!!

    Thanks all for a great morning.
  • EmmakEmmak
    'Led to nothing' - how rude! Everyone was plotting against me....I had a dodgy knee .....and had spent too long gardening the night before ... oh and not to mention the "rubbish" bike.

    Any more excuses.............
  • SusanWSusanW
    They're reasons, not "excuses"! Thanks for doing the organisation again, David.
  • PeterTPeterT
    Enjoyed that ride, especially the gallop down Northfields.

    Good lead out train for our sprinter. Rumours that David slowed it down were totally unfounded. The plotting worked to draw Emma out for an early sprint. No gardening next Friday! But, where was our sprinter? Good to see Tim and Nathan slug it out for the win.
    Nice ginger beer back at the Tuns to discuss important outfit matters with kit!

    See you next week.
  • timAtimA
    I really enjoyed that too.

    The plan to draw Emma out early worked so well that I miscalculated and went too early myself - as someone said in the pub afterwards, that road has got to be the longest 4 miles in the world. Double kudos to Nathan for not only winning the sprint but coming out at all after the Wells ride.
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