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CCA 3-Cafes Classic, Fri 17 March 2017. All welcome.

Martin LMartin L
edited January 2017 in General
Hi all

CCA’'s first Classic of 2017! The Ride Of The 3 Cafes.

All welcome - CCA members or not.

Friday 17th March, 8.30am, Three Tuns, Ashwell.

The route is as per last year;

http://www.plotaroute.com/route/24003

The Full English route is 118 miles mostly in Sufferolk. The pace is the same as the Wells 123 Classic, all-inclusive club run styley. Last year average speeds ranged from 15-17mph. It’'ll be a full day and note sunset is at 6pm on that day. So bring lights. This distance, early on the year, with the chance of bad weather, are just the sort of conditions the pro riders take on every Spring. Partly with that in mind - and to be inclusive to all members, there’'s an alternative version;

The Continental route ticks off two of the cafes and is approx 60 miles total 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 are a bit tighter in Suffolk at times. It requires a little more single file here and there. Treat it as an opportunity to prove your group riding skills. And there is a small section [2.5 miles] of A-road around Highpoint Prison where George Michael spent some time. We will honour him, by playing the haunting intro from Careless Whisper from the on-board peleton wifi speaker. Later, Saffron can be a bit heavy in traffic by the time we get there, so we’'ll play it cool and practice commuting skills. As ever, we will do whatever we need to do to stay safe.

Cafe 1
The Blue Egg
35 miles
A bike ride magnet. Top quality fare. Super slick, quick service.
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 mecca for cycling cafe hunters, complete with converted pub garden into a cyclo-cross track. http://www.magliarosso.co.uk/the-cafe/
Review: https://hiddentreasuresofburystedmunds.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/cycle-on-in-to-maglia-rosso/

Cafe 3
Bicicletta
93 miles
Saffron Walden’'s trendy cycling cafe. We all got free bidons last year.
https://www.biciclettavelo.com/cafe

Depending on numbers, we will split into two groups of mixed ability if turnout is high.

I'll ask the Tuns if they can open up for coffee before 8.30am.

I’ will pre order lunch at Maglia Rosso.

A drink afterwards at the Tuns, I expect.

A badge for every finisher.

We have done this in quite grotty weather. But if the weather is awful, we will postpone.
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