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Saturday 14th October 9.30am club ride

DavidJDavidJ
in Club runs
Supposedly there is going to be some sort of October heatwave on the weekend - I'll believe it when I see it ! Anyway, should still be good for the summer bike (and maybe shorts !) so lets squeeze another summer ride.

How about the Saffron Walden ride, but rather than going through Clavering we go a bit off piste and try not to get lost in the Pellhams

Ashwell-Bungtingford-Hare St-Little Hornmead-Furneux and Stocking Pelham-Berden-Rickling-Newport-S Walden-Littlebury-Gt Chishill-Barley-Therfield-Ashwell

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16601853

If somebody could download the garmin route and give me a hand with navigation around the Pelhams that would be great :)

See you in the morning

Comments

  • timAtimA
    Sounds good David, yes the forecast for tomorrow looks very good. I'll download the route.

    Anyone for a coffee stop at Bicicletta if its not too busy...?
  • DavidJDavidJ
    Oooh could do. Let's swing by on the way past and see how packed it is!
  • Nathaniel RosaNathaniel Rosa
    Cheers David for a very - in all - odd ride

    Having the GPX is game changing. Know where you’re going!
  • DavidJDavidJ
    Bumper turnout for the spin to Saffron Walden and back this morning. Amazingly the weather forecast wasn't telling porkies either and it was like July in October - glorious :)

    Brisk on the way out, tailwind and a lot of downhill to Saffron helped. Lanes around the mysterious Pellham triangle were also superb. Great road surface and very little traffic. Glad to have the Garmin though as I didn't have a scooby where I was ;)

    And then it was the long and pretty hilly slog all the way back. Not helped by the p******* fairy making a couple of appearances too. Finally though we made it to the Therfield summit and it was downhill all the way back to Ashwell.

    So 52 lumpy miles @ just over 16. Thanks all for an excellent morning, great company and superb weather, what could be better :)

    Oh and here is the Furneux Pellham shooting story - very odd indeed https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/05/convicted-murderer-jailed-army-officer
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