- Location
- Egham
Arranged to meet with my occasional cycling buddy Ian for a ride today. Looking at the forecast we figured on heading out at 9 and back by 11 when the rain was due. The forecast was correct, and at 9 o'clock it wasn't raining. As we headed into Staines it became apparent that we had a bit of a headwind, it also started raining
From Staines it was a slog through Wraysbury, Horton and Datchet, where it stopped raining and there was even a hint of sunshine. From there it was into Eton don't you know, and new territory as I figured we'd go to the Olympic rowing lake at Dorney. Very nice to pedal alongside the lake, even if it did start raining again in earnest. Watched a bit of the triathlon which was on as we cycled along, they seemed to be going a bit quicker than us...
The plan had been a coffee stop at the café which I'm told was around there somewhere, but given we were both wet and didn't want to get cold we continued on, returning to Eton High Street before crossing the Thames into Windsor.
Up past the Castle, I had to stop for a photo while Ian continued on to the top. Is it a boat, or a bus? Nope, it's a Duck!
Just missed the changing of the guard, and had a nice pedal up to Rangers Gate, putting us into WGP. From there it's familiar territory home through the Park, Virginia Water and Lyne. By the time we got back to Ians door he'd done 30miles, and onarrival home I'd done 35.6 miles, longest for a long time.
Fantastic ride even of the weather wasn't in our favour, and rather pleasingly means I've completed 50% of my annual mileage target already.
From Staines it was a slog through Wraysbury, Horton and Datchet, where it stopped raining and there was even a hint of sunshine. From there it was into Eton don't you know, and new territory as I figured we'd go to the Olympic rowing lake at Dorney. Very nice to pedal alongside the lake, even if it did start raining again in earnest. Watched a bit of the triathlon which was on as we cycled along, they seemed to be going a bit quicker than us...
The plan had been a coffee stop at the café which I'm told was around there somewhere, but given we were both wet and didn't want to get cold we continued on, returning to Eton High Street before crossing the Thames into Windsor.
Up past the Castle, I had to stop for a photo while Ian continued on to the top. Is it a boat, or a bus? Nope, it's a Duck!
Just missed the changing of the guard, and had a nice pedal up to Rangers Gate, putting us into WGP. From there it's familiar territory home through the Park, Virginia Water and Lyne. By the time we got back to Ians door he'd done 30miles, and onarrival home I'd done 35.6 miles, longest for a long time.
Fantastic ride even of the weather wasn't in our favour, and rather pleasingly means I've completed 50% of my annual mileage target already.
followed by the gritter going round (right, not taking the Raleigh out in that) so I procrastinated for a bit and had sort of resigned myself to doing it tomorrow instead. However, by 9am the snow had all but gone and although the wind was still pretty cold there was lovely 
so I threw my stuff together, grabbed the knockabout bike and went out anyway.
. Shropshire Council usually ensure there is cycle access through roadworks but this being quite a narrow lane and potentially a long way to come back to go round I decided to take a detour and rode some new-to-me lanes through Ebnal and Rhewl where I met a terribly indecisive driver who held me up while they decided "left or right?". I then took the wrong exit at the island in the centre of Gobowen and ended up going a longer way round town than intended.
)
) through Betton, Cantlop, Pitchford and as far as Acton Burnell, where I turned off and passed Concord College.
