(spot the product placement!!!!!) click picture to enlarge...
Late Jan early Feb some crazy low temperatures kept me off the road and into the Gym...(deadly boring+++).
Club run 22/1/12 up into the Welland Valley on a mild if cloudy day.
30.2m 2h02m @14.8mph 1475ft climb
Then a drive over to Harbury to meet up with the lads for the, now, annual Snowdrop AUDAX, including the, now, annual 'Doc short cut'!
We set off in fine weather with rain forecast and headed down aver familiar roads past Droitwich and as the others (TTT, tractor, Ron, Chris, Sarah (not TTT's Sarah!) & Andy) headed off to the Upton cake stop I headed off to Evesham, suprising the first of the clockwise group who looked puzzled about the wheezing old fella who seemed to be ahead of all the anti-clockwise group!!
Getting to the cafe at 1140 I sat down for peacefull beans o toast and tea. The first group came in 15mins after me - a great effort as they'd done 12 miles more than me.
Around 1230 the others arrived looking rather miserable and wet as the heavens had opened!
I set off for the 30 miles home, in the heavy cold rain, trying to stay ahead of TTT & Tractor but thet caught me with a few miles to go. My toes had 'died' in the cold but overall it's a lovely ride.
Will do again in 2013 (Michiel unable to ride today due to a pesky ureteric calculus...) Note to self....short cut good idea...65 miles enough to start the season off...
64.9m 4h53m @ 13.4mph 2731ft climb
