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Ride Of The 3 Cafes, CCA Spring Classic! Fri 20 Mar 8.30am - coffee from 8.15am
Ride Of The Three Cafes... the new CCA spring classic for 2015!
A ride from Ashwell for all, with two distances;
'The Continental'
Point-to-point with a train back. 60 miles approx. Doable by any regular Club runner, I'd say.
'The Full English'
A circular 118 miles [route TBC] of cycling fun n' frothy coffee.
Want more details and the opportunity to buy an official limited edition ROT3C mug? You'll just have to get to the CCA London-Baldock social, Fri, 12th Dec for all that. See the Sticky at the top of the forum.
All welcome
Martin
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extended club runs for those looking to up their miles ready for the big one.
if the new spring classic is Gent-Wevelgem, these rides will be more Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
OK all systems go for the Ride Of The 3 Cafes 2015. All welcome - CCA members or not. The Friday before the epic Milan-San Remo
Friday 20th March, 8.30am, Three Tuns, Ashwell.
Sorry: I just cant get a weekend for those who cant get Friday off. I hope the sister-classic bank hol G-RIDE two weeks after makes up for that.
ROT3C route
http://www.plotaroute.com/route/24003
The Full English route is 118 miles of Suffolk based hell. The pace a la the season closing Wells 123 Classic is all-inclusive club run styley. Id say approx 16mph av. Itll be a full day and note sunset is at 6pm on that day. An adventure! A bit lumpy. Likely a bit grimy. Bring. It. On.
The Continental route ticks off two of the cafes and is approx 60 miles to Bury St Edmunds station, for a relaxing train ride back to Ashwell via Cambridge station.
So it's a Classic for everyone.
The roads and lanes may require a little more single file here and there than perhaps the Wells 123. And there is a small section [2.5 miles] of A-road around Highpoint Prison. Though it looks light in traffic and is wide. As ever, we will do whatever we need to do to stay safe.
Cafe 1
The Blue Egg
35 miles
Hi Alex Dowsett. Hows the collarbone? Can I get me hour record ticket money back?. No ride with cafe in the title would be right without this leg end in the mix.
http://www.theblueegg.co.uk/kneadfood.html
Comes highly Cav recommended: https://twitter.com/markcavendish/status/346994102845444096
Cafe 2
Maglia Rosso
62 miles
A right proper destination to mark out the furthest point of the ride and new mecca for cycling cafe hunters, complete with converted pub garden into a cyclo-cross track. If theres enough of us going, Ill have a word to prep a ROT3C cake to celebrate.
http://www.magliarosso.co.uk/the-cafe/
Review: https://hiddentreasuresofburystedmunds.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/cycle-on-in-to-maglia-rosso/
From the air: Link
Bonus cafe!
Adams Cafe [formerly Tubby Ts] as mentioned recently by Cambridge CTC.
75 miles
No one can accuse CC Ashwell of not keeping it real as well be stopping off at cycle stop-off classic and Highgate Prisons favourite pre-lock-up caff for a super quick Twix.
Cafe 3
Mocha
93 miles
Saffron Waldens greasy spoon, tucked away making builders tea and butties for 40 years.
http://themocha.co.uk
Good review: http://cambridgebreakfasts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/mocha-cafe-saffron-walden.html
Whatever your goals this season, this ride is likely a good test and achievement. I have several commemorative mugs still for sale. And [drum roll..] there is a badge for every finisher, dispensed at The Three Tuns. Make mine a Clubmans Brandy please!
I have in the past been to a keep fit class with the owner operator of Mocha and not sure if he would take kindly to Greasy Spoon ????
Sure he would like a group of hungry cyclists though.
Martin L
Tim D
Tom C
Jess L
Adam C
Nathaniel R
Jeremy P
I will contact one-year-time-trial chap Steve Abraham and see if he wants to join for some or all of it. Not sure of his rules and the effects of peloton drafting though. We'll be around his pace.
Martin L
Tim D
Tom C
Jess L
Adam C
Nathaniel R
Jeremy P
John P
Please include me for the ride......would be ride not to!
Graham
Tim D
Tom C
Jess L
Adam C
Nathaniel R
Jeremy P
John P
Graham D
If we get to 12 riders, I'll take it to DEFCON 1 and order us a big fat CCA cake at Maglia Rosso.
the A road by the prison is no problem at all by the way. (not that i'm a regular visitor or anything)
Tim D
Tom C
Jess L
Adam C
Nathaniel R
Jeremy P
John P
Graham D
Stef D
Phil K
Beny R
Will S
I have maybe 9 mugs left. Apparently dishwasher proof: I've been too chicken to find out. Will bring to March club pub night, Tues 3rd March, Three Tuns.
Scott,
Tim D
Tom C
Jess L
Adam C
Nathaniel R
Jeremy P
John P
Graham D
Stef D
Phil K
Beny R
Will S
Scott R
John R
Simon R
Peter G
Tim D
Tom C
Jess L
Adam C
Nathaniel R
Jeremy P
John P
Graham D
Stef D
Phil K
Beny R
Will S
Scott R
John R
Simon R
Peter G
Martin H
Vince F
Robbie L