Left to Right
TC, Matthew, Cheshire Celt (Shaun), Rob, Dennis, Mick the Quick
The first photo stop - Oswestry
TC & Rob
TC at the Pub
I'm not sure about that - surely, it wasn't as hilly as the Llandovery ride ? I really don't think it was that bad - Al-Fresco reckoned it was barely 3,000ft of climb ! Perhaps it didn't seem too bad, 'cos I'm used to it.
I'm sure that you all loved the final (that's final as in final, final, final
) climb out of Oswestry; Shaun showed his appreciation, with a few choice words . . .
Indeed !
. . . . . . . (Wimps
)
Mick the Quick has not long left my house; we ate more cake & some bacon butties -
that were intended for the entire group ( Di had bought
masses of bacon) - Banjo & LD would have been proud of our efforts
, but I'm rather thirsty now
.
I have to mention, TC; afterwards, Mick remarked that you are a 'proper cyclist' . . . . there can be no finer tribute - from a man who is almost certainly, the most accomplished cyclist ever to appear on any Cyclechat ride, at any time or indeed, to have posted on this forum.
In fact, he told me that he's really looking forward to the next one . . .
Oh yes, I was rather surprised at the cafe stop; there was another group of riders - they thought that we might be CTC & we thought the same about them; but they were members of some other Internet Cycling forum, of which I've never heard mention. Just who were they ???
I thought that Shaun & Matthew had cracking rides, given it was first time out for both of them. Matthew is a flyer; but then he should be, 'cos he's light & very young
. Considering that Shaun has only been riding a few weeks, he had a great ride - he need fear nothing, on any other CC ride. Shaun did demonstrate his wide vocabulary once or twice . . .
Rob & Dennis did well, considering neither of them is 'doing much training' and Mick showed that class, really
is permanent.
I felt particularly sorry for Al-Fresco - the (partial) architect of the ride; to come down with an injury before a local ride must have been most infuriating.
A big 'thank you' to all who did the ride; I had a cracking day & I hope that you did too !
More details, please ! No hills, thanks
If it's a Saturday, I'll be there.
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