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CCA LDN Xmas Bash and Club Ride- Fri 22nd
This year's annual Christmas drinks in London are scheduled for Friday 22nd Dec.
Full itinerary to be established by Mr Lawless but for those interested, we will probably ride down early morning, heading to Lea Valley Velodrome for laps of the outdoor crit circuit and coffee before a serene pedal along the canal paths into central London; Storing bikes inside Evans store Kings X (perfectly safe CCTV action inside the shop). From here it's to hook up with others, probably starting (with usual tradition) at Look Mum No Hands, Old Street.
More details to follow
Full itinerary to be established by Mr Lawless but for those interested, we will probably ride down early morning, heading to Lea Valley Velodrome for laps of the outdoor crit circuit and coffee before a serene pedal along the canal paths into central London; Storing bikes inside Evans store Kings X (perfectly safe CCTV action inside the shop). From here it's to hook up with others, probably starting (with usual tradition) at Look Mum No Hands, Old Street.
More details to follow
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Friday, 22nd Dec 2018.
08.30am
Ride to Lee Valley VeloPark from Ashwell, approx 45 miles, weather permitting.
12.30pm
Coffee and cake inside the Olympic Velodrome @ LVVP.
Then ride some fun loops of the outdoor road circuit. £4 each to get use of the circuit. Or £12 if you want to hire bike and helmet. Note: Stratford International train station, near LVVP, is just 6 mins via St Pancras station.
3pm
Look Mum No Hands, Old Street, EC1. Food and drink.
If riding from LVVP, we'll go along the scenic no-car Regents Canal all the way.
5pm
Festive drink in Clerkenwell's The Jerusalem Tavern
Then a train from King's Cross to Letchworth;
5.53pm, arriving 6.22pm.
6.23pm, arriving 6.55pm.
7.21pm, arriving 7.50pm. Note: those wanting to bring their bikes back: this is the first possible train.
6.30pm-ish til whenever
Garden City Brewery, Letchworth.
I expect there'll be those wanting food at some point? I suggest such plans are made ad hoc.
https://strava.com/activities/809237860/embed/6cfeb07cc38eb75bc332bbbc51db1b6eb19eea48
Those Riding:
Matt S
Martin L
Matt - there seems to be bit missing from your route above. I'm guessing you'll come along the Walkern road, but if you could let me know the route and and ETA around the Bennington area that would be great. I'll meet you there rather than come up to Ashwell first.
Let us know where you'll be. I guess we'll be at the Aston/Bennington Cross roads on the Walkern Road around 9:15
https://www.bikemap.net/en/r/2944382/
A bit different to last time. Let's go across Hackney and see the last few miles on the Lee canal path. It's a path I know well. It's surprisingly serene. And traffic-free.
Looking forward to it. All aboard! Super steady club run pace all the way.
I'm looking to do the winter crit at LVVP the next day if anyone fancies it? Separate 3rd and 4th Cat races in the afternoon.
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/167139/Lee-Valley-Winter-Circuit-Series--05
Vince hopes to join for a little bit from Ashwell, 8.30am, then turn around - and so get a bit of a festive fifty km in the bag. Maybe others would do the same?
cheers
Really looking forward to it, should be a great ride down.
Watching the derny at the Velodrome and eating a gala pie.
See others soon in LMNH.