I went Steve stalking
![Grin ;D](/forum/Smileys/classic/grin.gif)
A stop at Membury for the 417/M4 decision, another check just off the M4 at the Chippenham exit then on one more junction to the Bath exit and double back to Acton Turville (where I lived for a while coincidently) but I'd missed him. West through Sodding Chippery to Yate where I almost caught him:
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By the time I got through the traffic he was long gone. By the time I'd found somewhere to stop & fire up the tracker, go the wrong way, stop again etc he was long long gone. I got back on the trail at Iron Acton then the signal was a bit crap and I lost time working out which way. Once I saw a trackpoint West of the Gloucester road I knew where he had to be heading. Just after Olveston:
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So I carried on and stopped a couple of hundred yards short of the M48 junction and applauded and shouted a hearty Go Steve! as he approached. I was a tad surprised when he slowed and stopped. Even more surprised when with a leftpondian accent asked if I was OK? Was my car stuck?
![facepalm :facepalm:](/forum/Smileys/classic/facepalm.gif)
An incoherent apology later the poor sod continued his journey no doubt wondering WTF that was all about. Sorry again.
So how the hell had I been hot on Steve's heels, found a cyclist in red at about the right spot yet it wasn't him? Steve had bypassed Olveston, I went through the middle.
So I sat and waited a few more minutes and cheered on the right cyclist though I confess nervously and less gusto.
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I passed him just before the junction but there's little to see. After the bridge I stopped by the gap in the hedge to see if I could get a photo under the street lights but that wasn't to be.
Maybe next time.