May's ride with food

[HaloJ]

Afternoon all,

Final ride and rider details.

Meeting at Liverpool Street at 8:30am. We'll be taking a quicker less scenic route out of London to get us a bit of time. Weather is looking ok with a southerly wind helping us on the way which changes to a slow but gusty southerly for those on the return leg.

Lunch as before at the Fort Saint George on Jesus Green/Midsummer Common.


Meeting location junction of Liverpool Street/Old Broad Street : Link
Route outbound : link


The cosy group of riders :

User1314
Frank9755 - likely
HaloJ
ianrauk
iZap
User10571
Martin235
rb58
redjedi
StuAff
topcat1

There we go. Rather looking forward to it.

Abs


EDIT : added User10571 and Topcat1. x

 

[User10571]

And me please, Abs.

I have a social event on the Friday night but hope to escape that A) Swiftly and B) Not legless.

 

[topcat1]

and me

 

[gbs]

me too, please.

 

[iZaP]

So who's cycling back?

 

[ianrauk]

So who's cycling back?

Hoping to. depend's on what time we get there...

 

[Becs]

Hi guys
I'm going to miss this one sadly, but I have just cycled back to London from Cambridge and I found some beautiful roads that I think you guys will love (ie they are quite hilly - did not like them on my pub bike with full panniers!). Abs may have already discovered them. They go into and out of Little Berkhampstead. I was riding from Hertford to Potters Bar and the scenery was stunning, the roads were quiet and I still enjoyed the hills despite being absolutely shattered! Before hitting Hertford I took in Standon, Barkway, Barley, Fowlmere and Shepreth (although I took this route because I was meeting a friend for lunch in Barrington), and the roads were v nice, although a tad hillier than my usual route through Much Hadem and the Pelhams, coming through Cambridge via Shelford.

Have lots of fun! I'd love to say I'll be thinking of you all while I'm on this hen weekend but I'll probably be a bit too drunk (although not during the Clay pigeon shooting!)

 

[gbs]

So who's cycling back?

I will certainly start the return leg but may bail out at Bishops Stortford or thereabouts

 

[iZaP]

I will certainly start the return leg but may bail out at Bishops Stortford or thereabouts

Nice, always good to know there is a bail out option!

 

[martint235]

I'll be cycling back too. Need my May 100 as I missed the Brighton Truck run.

 

[HaloJ]

Yup, I'll be doing the return leg, breaking away around Ware to head for Muswell Hill.

 

[rb58]

I'll be riding back, providing this cold/throat/chest thing has cleared up properly. I may try and work out a route that comes down via Dartford or Woolwich, rather than back into central London. Maybe splitting from the main peloton at Ware too.

 

[HaloJ]

Meet at Liverpool Street at 8:30
Meeting location junction of Liverpool Street/Old Broad Street : Link
Route outbound : link

User1314
Frank9755 - likely
gbs
HaloJ
ianrauk
iZap
User10571
Martin235
rb58
redjedi
StuAff
topcat1


Abs

 

[martint235]

I'll be riding back, providing this cold/throat/chest thing has cleared up properly. I may try and work out a route that comes down via Dartford or Woolwich, rather than back into central London. Maybe splitting from the main peloton at Ware too.

Sounds like a plan I'd be interested in particularly if you come over Woolwich rather than Dartford. The only problem with Woolwich is its very easy to get sucked on to the North Circular though on the approach. (or it was for me when I got lost in Ilford on the return run from Maldon!!)

 

[rb58]

I guess it'll depend on time Marin. Last boat on a Saturday in 8pm I think. I'll have a go at putting a route together from Ware to Woolwich and send it over to see what you think.
R