BathMTB: Ride Report 18.1.12

[DES ESCIT-SSS AS (Stewart, Andrew C1)]

Aileen, Andy, Ben, Chris, Justin and Kevin

 

Did the planned 'lanes' ride: "Castles and Manors" aka 'Long and Hard and Damp'!

 

Out along the canal to Avoncliff, up the climb to Westwood, lanes to Farleigh Castle, then Tellisford, Woolverton, Lullington, into Orchardleigh estate to look at another manor then turn for home, back via lanes past Tuckers Grave to Wellow, Colliers Way (old railway line) into Midford. Final climb to Southstoke then drop down Entry Hill.

 

It was amazingly warm. Not raining so much as misty-drizzle.

 

I proffered a guarantee at the start that we'd not meet more than 3 cars on the entire 'lanes' bits of the ride. We met 3! (or was it 3½ ?)

 

We'll have to wait for the stats from Chris but I reckon it'll be over 50km..

 

New-boy Ben was pushing the pace on his Pace. Sprinting all the climbs. We need Tony and Steve back to work him over a bit (I can say that - he's not on the email list yet!) (Or have Tony* and Steve given up knobbly tyres for winter???) 

 

*7Th in the 3rd Cats at Lugdershall on Saturday: 

http://www.southbc.org.uk/results/2012%20results/LUGDERSHALL%20WINTER%20SERIES%20140112%7E4.pdf

 

Got home at 9:45 (dodged the pub) and met The Others coming down the hill into Weston (6 of them out too).

 

O/O

 

Andy

 

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