We're back!
Well, I mean we all got back to Hebden Bridge. Some of us live here and are home, and some of the saner members of the group who don't live here are currently in their cars on the way back to where
they live!
Skudupnorth and bromptonfb, however, are back on the road taking in more hilly miles to get their February centuries in. I am perfectly content with my mere 57 miles!
PaulB ended up indisposed and was a DNS - I hope you feel better now Paul!
Bokonon turned up on a fixie with a rusty chain and semi-knobbly tyres and still made all but the long fast descent to Todmorden seem easy.
SlowerThanASluggishSloth wasn't, unless it was a pretty nippy, fit sloth, and therefore not worthy of the name. Maybe Fabian Cancellara would have considered him slow, but I certainly didn't!
Steve H, or 'Big Steve' as I like to now think of him had a bit of a problem with the 6' 6" height barrier at Spring Wood picnic centre. With a helmet on his head, he had to bend down to get in and out! He made me look a 6' 1" short-arse ...
Tubbycyclist was doing ok, as was potsy. Even I seem to be slowly getting my cycling legs back.
As he mentioned above, dan_bo made a guest appearance, and then headed back from Spring Wood. It meant he could get home at a reasonable time and not have to do an excessive number of miles (if there is such a thing).
We were very lucky with the weather. A drizzly start, soon improved to long sunny spells. In fact, we sat at the outdoor tables at Country Kitchen, Waddington, taking in some rays. It was very pleasant until some dark clouds blew in and then it felt pretty nippy.
We had a few showers on the way home but nothing serious.
It was another fun gathering of CC riders. We plan another similar run in a few weeks time, but the next one will go out 'over the tops', returning on the valley roads as we did today.
L-R: bromptonfb, SlowerThanASluggishSloth, Bokonon, potsy, Steve H, dan_bo, skudupnorth, tubbycyclist
