- Location
- Egham
Yesterdays intended ride was delayed until the more windy and wet weather of today due to DIY commitments, and I needed to get my metric half challenge ride done. I've just signed up to Veloviewer too, and noticed a missing square within a few miles of my front door which would take me from 7x7 to 10x10, so that defined the start of the route.
Off to Wentworth estate then, past the sign which said no cycling clubs or cycling groups which I ignored as I was neither, and that bagged me the missing square. A very nice couple of miles through the golf club/estate too, which unfortunately dumped me onto the A30. I did a few miles along there, passing this (I had to turn back and get the photo as I'm sure there's a thread for these things here somewhere..)
Pretty sure there's a similar one in Egham which I'll have to track down.
Onwards to Sunningdale, then Ascot, pausing at the McLaren garage as they had this rather nice bit of history in the window, a 1993 MP4-8 from 1993, Ford V8 and 640bhp, lovely looking car
Back home via North Ascot for another square (I get the feeling this is going to become slightly obsessive..) and my plan of a return through the park was thwarted as Red Bull were doing something, so I extended the ride home via Chobham.
42.2 miles done. Metric century and half century challenges still alive for 2017, and a few Eddingtons in the bag too.
Off to Wentworth estate then, past the sign which said no cycling clubs or cycling groups which I ignored as I was neither, and that bagged me the missing square. A very nice couple of miles through the golf club/estate too, which unfortunately dumped me onto the A30. I did a few miles along there, passing this (I had to turn back and get the photo as I'm sure there's a thread for these things here somewhere..)
Pretty sure there's a similar one in Egham which I'll have to track down.
Onwards to Sunningdale, then Ascot, pausing at the McLaren garage as they had this rather nice bit of history in the window, a 1993 MP4-8 from 1993, Ford V8 and 640bhp, lovely looking car
Back home via North Ascot for another square (I get the feeling this is going to become slightly obsessive..) and my plan of a return through the park was thwarted as Red Bull were doing something, so I extended the ride home via Chobham.
42.2 miles done. Metric century and half century challenges still alive for 2017, and a few Eddingtons in the bag too.
...one bunch of pedestrians on a back road , 4 abreast covering 80% of it, I eased up and slid past but still (unintentionally) scared one of the women witless, I guess the wind prevented them hearing anything at all. I put a hand up in apology but I suspect all cyclists are now t0ssers in their eyes...meh, should have used a bit of awareness then meducks.
