'Totally Wyred' - a flattish imperial century from Whalley on Sunday 1st April.

[SlowerThanASluggishSloth]

My little spurt at the end was all down to SlowerThanASluggishSloth passing me some secret supplies (Haribo)...

You weren't to know it, Helen, but that was actually Har-EPO

 

[totallyfixed]

Here's a few more pictures

Notice how [cough] everyone is in full control of their bikes as they approach the bend.

Colin counting, 4th attempt.

Wormo eager to burn off the ice cream.

 

[ColinJ]

I think the fact that so many people not only turn out for Colin's rides, but also drive/cycle a fair way to get to them, and keep coming back, is a testament to the work and organisation he puts into them.
I know if it weren't for him and Fossy I would never have met so many lovely people, or had the confidence and motivation to do so many miles

It's no trouble - I enjoy messing about with maps and working out the details of the rides almost as much actually doing them!

One of the real pleasures for me has been watching the progress of you and Steve H over the last 2 years. In Steve's case, I made a deliberate effort to get him on board after reading his first post on CycleChat. I'm shocked at how quickly 2 years has passed ...

Another benefit for me (as a non-driver) is that Steve, Kevin and a couple of others over the years have given me lifts to more distant forum rides which I would have otherwise struggled to get to - thanks chaps! (They even declined my offer to pay for their ice creams on Sunday!)

There are some nice pictures in earlier posts! You can see why that area is so popular for cycling.

I readily admit that once it gets beyond about 6 riders, my lack of practice riding in big groups starts to show. We nearly lost people a couple of times on Sunday because I didn't stick to the rule of having someone at the front who knows the way and someone at the back who does.

I inadvertently went too fast once we got over the early hills. I'm used to being the slowest rider so I thought if I went at my own pace, nobody would have a problem staying with me. A couple of times we were spread over so much road that people in the middle couldn't work out which way to go at junctions. We had the opposite problem later on - I was going so slowly that I was holding everyone up!

Oh one last thing ...

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When the ride organiser goes to the front at the toll bridge and pays for everyone to cross ... you really don't need to stop and pay a second time!
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[potsy]

There's always one show off isn't there?

Nice pics TF, I particularly like the photo-shopped one of Colin at the front

 

[Ajay]

There's always one show off isn't there?
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Steveh is one of the few people I know big enough for me to hide behind

 

[ColinJ]

Just looking back on this ride - OMG - I was 'big'!!!

Only 4 weeks to the next one ...