simmi
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- Auckley, Doncaster
After a tip from bainy16 I joined cycle supreme doncaster cycling club in the week.
With the weather we have had was very surprised to see that the club ride was on this week.
So anyway turned up at 8.45 for a 9.00 start, just 7 of us there (plus met up with another guy a few miles later)
Most of the guys were experienced cyclists, there was one other guy who had not ridden in a group before but had ridden for a lot longer than my 4 months.
In all the excitement I forgot to turn on my Garmin for the first mile
I found riding in a group quite strange to start with, it was hard to ride close to the person in front, you naturally want to leave a good gap but this negates the tow so you have to force yourself to ride closer and trust that the person in front knows what he is about.
The etiquette also took some getting used to, pointing out potholes, parked cars etc.
We kept the pace quite steady for the first 10 miles or so then some of the faster guys stretched their legs a bit on the last few miles before the cafe stop. At no point was anybody left, someone always stayed with the slowest rider.
The hardest part of the ride was the first 2 miles after the stop, having never stopped before I think my body thought we had finished so took some convincing to get going again.
After another 5 or 6 miles we put the hammer down a bit for a couple of miles but in general it was quite steady after the stop and a fairly relaxed pace back to the shop for tea and biscuits.
36.2 miles in 2:12:40 average of 16.4mph.
http://app.strava.com/activities/38109380
The club is very new only their third ride but have to say the guys were great very welcoming and tolerant of my complete inexperience.
I am on nights for the next couple of weekends but will definitely be back out with the guys as soon as I can.
All in all a very positive experience.
With the weather we have had was very surprised to see that the club ride was on this week.
So anyway turned up at 8.45 for a 9.00 start, just 7 of us there (plus met up with another guy a few miles later)
Most of the guys were experienced cyclists, there was one other guy who had not ridden in a group before but had ridden for a lot longer than my 4 months.
In all the excitement I forgot to turn on my Garmin for the first mile
I found riding in a group quite strange to start with, it was hard to ride close to the person in front, you naturally want to leave a good gap but this negates the tow so you have to force yourself to ride closer and trust that the person in front knows what he is about.
The etiquette also took some getting used to, pointing out potholes, parked cars etc.
We kept the pace quite steady for the first 10 miles or so then some of the faster guys stretched their legs a bit on the last few miles before the cafe stop. At no point was anybody left, someone always stayed with the slowest rider.
The hardest part of the ride was the first 2 miles after the stop, having never stopped before I think my body thought we had finished so took some convincing to get going again.
After another 5 or 6 miles we put the hammer down a bit for a couple of miles but in general it was quite steady after the stop and a fairly relaxed pace back to the shop for tea and biscuits.
36.2 miles in 2:12:40 average of 16.4mph.
http://app.strava.com/activities/38109380
The club is very new only their third ride but have to say the guys were great very welcoming and tolerant of my complete inexperience.
I am on nights for the next couple of weekends but will definitely be back out with the guys as soon as I can.
All in all a very positive experience.
