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| 'Cote De Goudhurst' 2007 |
Its been a long time since I have organised a Saturday early bird so I was pleasantly surprised to find that nine riders were up for the ride.This included a very rare appearance from Adam who had managed to get out for a ride despite his wife being only three weeks away from giving birth! This is the second time we have ridden this tough route classified as 'very hilly' with a hill density of 98 feet per mile. Apart from one muddy section near Bowman's farm the road conditions were excellent for the time of year and with the sound of birds singing in the warm sunshine, it felt more like May rather than mid October. The highlight of the ride for me was the long and quite steep climb up the A262 towards the 'Cote de Goudhurst' which is marked by the attractive church at the top, this climb was used by the tour de France in 2007, Stewart recognised this climb straight away and told me he had promised himself never to do it again,LOL. After a quick stop to catch our breaths we embarked on the mid section of the ride which was on fast B roads before reaching Sandhurst where the route became more up and down again. By the time we neared Sedlescombe we all had stiff legs but there was no easy finish to the ride as we then had to ride up past the vineyard, through 'Three Oaks' before finally reaching the top of Rocks lane. We all agreed this is a great route but one that I can claim no credit for,as I originally downloaded it from one of the cycle forums.
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| Brief Respite After The Climb! |
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