Forum ride - Hebden Bridge to Waddington, Sun 29th January

[ColinJ]

Yikes - look at the time! Having gone on and on about not keeping people waiting in the cold, it would look really bad if I do it - see yas later ...

 

[ColinJ]

I'm back! I'm tired, a bit cold and everything aches, even things that aren't supposed to ache after cycling ...

That's my January metric century done, 107 kms in fact, or 67 miles. A bit too much of a step up from a hilly 33 miler 2 weekends ago, and nothing else since the end of November!

I'd like to thank everybody for waiting for me when I needed them to, which was far too often!

I'll do a write-up tomorrow, and will post a few photos. Now i need something to eat, and a rest ...

PS No sign of you aJay - I hope you are okay?

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Just got back as well, suffering cramps in my feet as they're beginning to defrost,
otherwise feel ok. 78 miles for me and I'm absolutely ravenous

 

[kiwi-Sal]

Wow - Pennine-Paul - 78 miles! Thats impressive. I went out today (not sure how many miles - but feels around the 60 mark) but I stuck to the west side of Lancashire. The further west I went the temperature went up a degree or 2. No frost anywhere.

Colin - I'm looking forward to seeing your pics!

 

[ColinJ]

I think Skol is going to be on 100-and-a-bit miles by the time he gets home!

A soak, some food and a nap beckon ... catch you later!

 

[colly]

I'm waiting to hear what the weather was like.

It was ok here this morning. Had a nice 30 miles in sunshine.

 

[oldfatfool]

157 km for me, 97.6 miles but too bloody wet and cold to bother with the extra.

 

[Edge705]

Great Ride Guys I wish I could have'd stayed all the way a measly 56 miles for me thoroughly enjoyed meeting you all and hope to do so again soon.

 

[I like Skol]

I think Skol is going to be on 100-and-a-bit miles by the time he gets home

I'm home and showered, going to kick back for a while now and get some food etc.... I will be back later to regale you all with tales of potsy whooping Colin's behind. I did 105 miles in total so well chuffed with that.

 

[potsy]

66+ miles for those that started from Hebden Bridge.
For a 'flat' ride there certainly seemed to be a few ups and downs
Good mileages there from OFF and ILS, and good to add another CC'er to my list in Edge 705

 

[Svendo]

Glad you all had a good ride, I pirated the Evans ride today, see here.
BTW, visited some friends in Tod at about 4.45ish, saw two HI-vis'd cyclists going past the end of the side road towards Hebden Bridge. (near the Shell garage in Todmorden). only when they'd gone past did I think, that looks a lot like Colin's backpack on the front rider, could it have been you Colin?

 

[tubbycyclist]

66+ miles for those that started from Hebden Bridge.
For a 'flat' ride there certainly seemed to be a few ups and downs
Good mileages there from OFF and ILS, and good to add another CC'er to my list in Edge 705
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According to my Garmin there were 1070m of ascent in 106km, not all that flat after all.

I had made a solemn pledge to get back for 5pm and so needed to disappear on the return leg. Hopefully next time I can stick with the group.

 

[potsy]

We got back to the car park at 4.40pm tc, Paul and ILS left us at Tod, and me and Colin carried on at our usual blistering pace

 

[Speicher]

I always enjoy seeing the photos of forum rides. Would you like to put the names to the faces, when you have recovered, Potsy?

 

[oldfatfool]

We got back to the car park at 4.40pm tc, Paul and ILS left us at Tod, and me and Colin carried on at our usual blistering pace

Would have waited at Tod , but with 20 miles still to ride I decided to crack on.