FNRttC Cambridge to King's Lynn Friday 22nd August 2025

[Elybazza61]

Bike prepped ,just to decide on clothing.

 

[LucretiaMyReflection]

I‘ve packed leg warmers and toe covers..

 

[StuAff]

Have fun everyone!

 

[LucretiaMyReflection]

Have fun everyone!

We did!

 

[tdk27]

That was a very lovely evening out. Still chilly at the halfway mark, but a lot warmer than last year. The new "DIY" stop model worked out nicely I thought, although perhaps just a little further into the ride than ideal. Sunrise over the fens is always a treat and the rest of the ride went very smoothly in to King's Lynn.

I tagged along back to Downham Market after breakfast, the bakery there does some truly stunning pastries. Then a fast train home from there. All in about 100 miles including station runs in London, so a pretty respectable way to spend a day.

 

[Andrew Br]

Apologies for the late contribution, I've been busy !
Many thanks LMR for organising such a great ride and for executing it so well.
It certainly puts my ride planning to shame !

 

[LucretiaMyReflection]

What ho!
My ride report is up on the site
https://www.thefridays.cc/about-us/ride-reports/cbg-kln-ride-report-2025
Along with linky to the Fridays album. Some cracking photos. Partic thank you to @tdk27 for the portraits

 

[LucretiaMyReflection]

That was a very lovely evening out. Still chilly at the halfway mark, but a lot warmer than last year. The new "DIY" stop model worked out nicely I thought, although perhaps just a little further into the ride than ideal. Sunrise over the fens is always a treat and the rest of the ride went very smoothly in to King's Lynn.

I tagged along back to Downham Market after breakfast, the bakery there does some truly stunning pastries. Then a fast train home from there. All in about 100 miles including station runs in London, so a pretty respectable way to spend a day.

I agree the stop would be better a bit closer to the middle, route would need more tweaking to cut a bit out. It's at 69k compared to 60k, closer to 4am is preferable. Changing the Cambridge section as you suggested might make it just a bit quicker to even it out.