Elybazza61
Legendary Member
Got out relatively early to beat the heat (and the rest of the week) with no plan just a see how it goes with plenty of get outs if it either got too hot or not feeling it.
Headed out to go down in to West Suffolk via Isleham and Red Lodge, was grey and cool on the way out;
Stayed the same all the way through Cavenham and over the A14 to Barrow.
Lots of cyclists about and came upon a couple in high-viz standing by the road who where marshalling for a car stage rally of some sort.Stopped just along over the brow of the hill (there's a bench situated there) for a food and drink break and heard engine noises so waited and got some iffy pics of some of the participants including an old Merc coupe.
It was still grey and cool at this point.
Re-started and decided on the quicker route past Higham on Coal[it Lane and then the Icknield Way past the Pheonix bike park through Kentford (ancestor territory) and turned off to Kennett to head home.
Was still feeling good at this point so once through Fordham and back up on the Wicken road from Soham ,I thought I'd potentially get a hundred k in. Over the A10 at Streatham and off at Wilburton for the usual ride home I still felt ok so detoured up to Wentworth and through Coveney and Little Downham to get me home with a couple of k's needed to top up the 100 ,so a short loop in Ely rounded it off with the temperature on the way up so happy that I got out early enough to miss the worst of the heat.
101.5km at a 26.7km average so pretty pleased with that
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Oh and when I got back the rear tyre had gone down after a bit so was running at the end with a slow puncture of some sort.
Headed out to go down in to West Suffolk via Isleham and Red Lodge, was grey and cool on the way out;
Stayed the same all the way through Cavenham and over the A14 to Barrow.
Lots of cyclists about and came upon a couple in high-viz standing by the road who where marshalling for a car stage rally of some sort.Stopped just along over the brow of the hill (there's a bench situated there) for a food and drink break and heard engine noises so waited and got some iffy pics of some of the participants including an old Merc coupe.
It was still grey and cool at this point.
Re-started and decided on the quicker route past Higham on Coal[it Lane and then the Icknield Way past the Pheonix bike park through Kentford (ancestor territory) and turned off to Kennett to head home.
Was still feeling good at this point so once through Fordham and back up on the Wicken road from Soham ,I thought I'd potentially get a hundred k in. Over the A10 at Streatham and off at Wilburton for the usual ride home I still felt ok so detoured up to Wentworth and through Coveney and Little Downham to get me home with a couple of k's needed to top up the 100 ,so a short loop in Ely rounded it off with the temperature on the way up so happy that I got out early enough to miss the worst of the heat.
101.5km at a 26.7km average so pretty pleased with that
.Oh and when I got back the rear tyre had gone down after a bit so was running at the end with a slow puncture of some sort.
