Thank you to Peter and team for an excellent event. I finished this year after spectacularly wrecking my rear mech on the climb out of Daventry last year.
Highlights and excitement:
- Puncture at 30K
- Trying to explain to the chap with many bottles of Heineken lined up on the handrail of the bridge by the ford what the many cyclist who had passed where doing...I don’t think he got it.
- Being chased by dogs after the bit of rough stuff through the farm (two Jack Russell and a German Sheppard) They meant business I thought I was going to get teeth marks in my ankle. After sprinting hard while uttering "why don’t you go home" (or words to that effect) they eventually desisted. I could of done without a Hoy type sprint effort at 230ish KM into my ride!!!
- A pint of Bombadier to wash down crisps and a Marsbar at Sturdy's Castle.
- The welcome, rice pud, flapjack and two cups of tea at the arrive that helped me on my way for the final 32 K home
A full value ride for me after a bout of the flu three weeks ago... finished with 45 minutes to spare. Thanks to Steve from ACB for his company, on and off, for the second half of the ride.
