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| The Prince Of Darkness!!! |
A bit blustery this morning for the Horam satchel (bonk bag) ride but much better weather than the day before which consisted of 24 hours of rain. Good to see Simon G out on a Sunday club ride, he doesn't do them very often. Surprisingly Steve Denny was there . Surprising because at midnight on Friday he joined the 'Friday Night Ride To The Coast Club
http://fnrttc.blogspot.co.uk/
This meant riding 50 miles from London to Brighton, arriving at Brighton for an early morning breakfast before getting the train back home. So Steve was a bit sleep deprived.
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| Duncan Chris And Simon Nr Brightling |
Due to the wind Chris P modified the route as far as Brightling with a more inland route which avoided the worst of the wind. The ride to Horam was hilly and against the wind. After about 25 miles the effects of Steve's night ride started to catch up with him but he was able to hang on until we arrived at the lakeside Cafe at Horam, this establishment has rapidly become one of our favourite feeding stops. As usual the food did not disappoint, everything they make is top notch. The rock cakes went down very well with a nice cup of tea and the bacon sarnies almost melted in the mouth. We arrived just in time to avoid some very heavy showers outside but these were all over by the time we had had our fill. Suitably refuelled Steve got his second wind and the last 25 miles were a lot easier as we had the strong wind at our backs. Cycling on the prom Malcolm was admiring the choppy state of the sea, perfect windsurfing weather! Thanks to Chris for leading the ride and making this version of the Horam satchel (bonk bag) even better.
Ascent 897m (original version was only 768m)
distance 50 miles
Av speed 15.5 mph
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