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**UPDATE!** CCA Xmas Social - now a Blue Egg ride!!! Fri 17 Dec 2021, 9.30am
***** CHANGE OF PLAN... UPDATE as of 13/12/21...: *****
Hello all
The Christmas London ride and Letchworth social is scrapped. Change of plan...
Let's ride to the Blue Egg for lunch instead - a less densely populated destination. You can even eat outside.
9.30am departure from Ashwell Three Tuns. 70 easy pace miles. Back mid-afternoon. Maybe a festive pint in Ashwell - something like that.
Route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38178244
See ya there!
Martin L
07977652247
Friday, 17th December 2021... Celebrate the almost beginning of the days getting longer at the CCA Xmas Social. Join in for some or all of the day...
8.30am Three Tuns, Ashwell
If the weather is good enough, let's ride to the London Velodrome. 42 miles. Club run easy pace. Ride all the way, or tag along for a few winter miles. If riding all the way to London, pack a t-shirt, shorts n' flip-flops and a bike lock if going on to any of the social stuff later.
12.30pm approx
See you inside the warm velodrome for coffee and muffin. We will then tootle along the Regents canal towpath to the centre of London, and stash our bikes.
3pm approx
See you at the Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street. We'll be somewhere in one of the cellars - so likely no phone signal (Whatsapp?). Seek us out. Or grab a good table if you're early.
Evening
The Garden City Brewery in Letchworth. Maybe you can't take the day off? Then get over to the GCB after work. Anyone riding to London won't be there til 7.45pm as you can't put a bike on a train til after 7pm.
Curry?
The Shapla is around the corner from the GCB, if anyone fancies.
Hello all
The Christmas London ride and Letchworth social is scrapped. Change of plan...
Let's ride to the Blue Egg for lunch instead - a less densely populated destination. You can even eat outside.
9.30am departure from Ashwell Three Tuns. 70 easy pace miles. Back mid-afternoon. Maybe a festive pint in Ashwell - something like that.
Route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38178244
See ya there!
Martin L
07977652247
8.30am Three Tuns, Ashwell
If the weather is good enough, let's ride to the London Velodrome. 42 miles. Club run easy pace. Ride all the way, or tag along for a few winter miles. If riding all the way to London, pack a t-shirt, shorts n' flip-flops and a bike lock if going on to any of the social stuff later.
12.30pm approx
See you inside the warm velodrome for coffee and muffin. We will then tootle along the Regents canal towpath to the centre of London, and stash our bikes.
3pm approx
See you at the Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street. We'll be somewhere in one of the cellars - so likely no phone signal (Whatsapp?). Seek us out. Or grab a good table if you're early.
Evening
The Garden City Brewery in Letchworth. Maybe you can't take the day off? Then get over to the GCB after work. Anyone riding to London won't be there til 7.45pm as you can't put a bike on a train til after 7pm.
Curry?
The Shapla is around the corner from the GCB, if anyone fancies.
Comments
I'm in for the full day and have always enjoyed the mellow winter ride bit, cosy Dickensian London pub and then Letchworth catch-up. See you at some point along the way if not for all of it. Spread the word on your various WhatsApp groups... Ho ho ho.
The Christmas London ride and Letchworth social is scrapped. Change of plan...
Let's ride to the Blue Egg for lunch instead - a less densely populated destination. You can even eat outside.
9.30am departure from Ashwell Three Tuns. 70 easy pace miles. Back mid-afternoon. Maybe a festive pint in Ashwell - something like that.
Route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38178244
See ya there!
Martin L
07977652247
See you Friday
Martin L
Matt S
MC
Vince F
P Moore
We can also briefly stop off for a quick caffeine pep at the rather good El Cafecito in Fowlmere to reboot the pistons with about 12-13 miles to go.
Martin L
Matt S
MC
Vince F
P Moore
Taff
Martin L
Matt S
MC
Vince F
P Moore
Taff
Carmelo
Route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38178244
Realtime GPS location weblink, so you can find us mid-ride:
Will be posted on this thread Friday 9am
Martin L
Matt S
MC
Vince F
P Moore
Taff
Carmelo
Jenny
HJB
Ade H
Here is the real-time GPS position of where we are…
Pathshare: Ashwell Xmas Ride -
https://pathsha.re/e84555
Maybe it’ll be a similar club ride next Christmas. Let’s see what the future holds…
All being well, I’ll suggest a Christmas Eve morning ride for Friday.