Sunday 09.30 ride - the dry one

Captain P

Ahoy sun chasers

Sunday morning looks the best of it by far
Sunny outlook and the weather good as well

40 miles at 16 mph
Sort route later

CP

FD

Yo Ho sun revellers.

Great Escape this week:

4 days walking in the Cotswolds with shirt sleeves and sunny all 4 days - returned suntanned!

Out on the bike today, rained all morning, stopped as soon as I went a minute up the road and amazingly stayed dry for next 2 hours. Even some warm sun.

The poured down once I returned home!

Hitchin, Wymondly, Weston, Ardeley, Cottered, Buntingford, Throcking, Rushden, Wallington, Baldock, Hitchin

30 dry miles @ 15mph.

Looking forward to sunny Sunday.

Hilts The Cooler King

Captain P

Sun does shine, a fabulous day
Spring leaps forth, soon be May

Summer bike, ready to come forth
An athlete form, ready to morph

So let's make the most, fortune comes
Steel your heart, miles doth sums

A flat ride perhaps, no bring it on
Hear the cheers, crowds do throng

Prepare for Spain, mountainous terrain
Embrace the strain, joy to fane

09.30 we start, bring it on
Pirate spirit, you can belong

CP

FD

Yo Ho flat landers

I said Hilts, not hills, Cap'n.

Wrap up warm tomorrow as Auntie says it's going to be sunny and fresh.

Hilts the Even Cooler King

Captain P

Boyle's biking bonanza
Barley, bark way, buntingford
Blood building, blooming blue

Bring a friend
40 miles, escape routes if required
All regroup at the top
Bliss

CP

FD

Yo Ho hill climbers

The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Panting?

The Hills Have Sighs?

Hill Street Blues?

Prefer Hamburger Hill myself, so going out into the north westerly on a flat ride:

Gone With The Wind

Rhett Butler

Captain P

The slug, the snail, a third going pale
All are keen and ready to set sail

So fear not dear crew of mountainous hills
You are amoungst friends taking lots of pills

Lungs may burn, sweat creak and exhale
Dignity to maintain, crew not entirely male

But end in sight, your soul will lift
Pirates together, not cast adrift

So great to hear, full crew will be onboard
Time to have fun, confidence soared

CP

FD

Yo Ho lightweights

At a fighting weight of seventeen stone,

The hilly terrain's not my natural home.

Contending with several layers of fat,

I much prefer the route to be flat.

With that in mind and nothing to fear,

I've decided tonight to go large on the beer.

Flat out Dutchman

Captain P

Weather looks great today
Time to sail, time to play

Come along members all
Lots of fun, have a ball

First to the top in those hills
Gets the title Mrs Mills :-)

See you 09.30
CP

FD

Yo Ho Pastafarians

Thought I'd had too much grog after reading this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36062126

'The guidelines of the Pastafarian religion stipulate that wedding celebrants must be pirates'.

No hill primes for me today - enjoy the sunshine

FD

Captain P

Nice flat route with hardly a hill in sight
But lost peripheral vision, so may not be true

37 miles at 16 mph
Lots of lumps
Good Spanish training
More points for Captains green jersey 2016
Good spirit on deck
Nice to see Sat Salvo in action

CP

FD

Yo Ho mountaineers

Sailed west to the edge of the world, which is flat by the way. Blown back by the wind.

Hitchin, Holwell, Pirton, Gravenhursts, Campton, Ireland, Cardington, Cople, Budna, Old Warden, Southill, Clifton, Henlow, Ickleford, Hitchin.

41 miles @ 16mph, just 1300 ft of climbing.

Now for an Amstel (Gold).

Flatlining Dutchman

Captain P

Flatish for next week
Spanish taper, for Spanish tapas
Good to be in the sunshine
Going to the edge, usual stuff

CP