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| Good Turnout Despite The Cold |
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| Taking A Breather After Doleham Halt |
Good turnout today despite it being very cold for the time of year . This was only Nick S's second ride with us and also it was good to see Josef back riding with us again. Paul Baxter was late and was half way up Battery Hill as we were descending, so had to quickly turn around and catch us up. This was a brand new 30 miler early bird, 'The Guesting Double'. I wasn't sure what the road surface would be like but I needn't have worried as most of the roads were surprisingly smooth and free of potholes. With it not having rained for a while they were also mainly dry. Nick was nursing a bad hangover having drunk eight pints of crofters bitter (F.I.L.O) from the night before and was hoping the ride would help improve the headache (which only partly worked).This was a nice lumpy route that saved the hardest hills for the end, as it had to finish with the climb up Peter James lane and the last bit of Battery Hill. Myself, Trevor, Paul B and Malc decided to treat ourselves to bacon butties, tea , coffee and cakes in the coast guard cafe at fairlight, putting back all the calories we had just used up!When we came out it was snowing a little. This ride was a nice little warm up for the much harder sportive ride on Sunday (Tour of the Weald) when it is going to be even colder!!!Lets hope that now we are entering April things must surely begin to warm up?
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