Off the mark for August for a 2 point ride that was just 300m from being either a 3 pointer or another notch on the metric century post.
I should’ve been doing Ride London today, but having just got back from France and my kitchen extension taking precedence, the hassle and expense of a weekend in the smoke did not appeal and so I have deferred my place to next year.
I received a message from my friend’s hubby Adam late last night asking me if I fancied meeting up to do a ride with him and his mates from his place in Nuneaton over to Fradley Junction. I quickly obliged and drove to his early in the morning, meeting up with the others around 0745 and setting off just after.
All familiar roads over to Fradley with no climbing at all- just the easiest 19mph average I’ve ever done having been towed along by eleven other fellas
Getting to Fradley just after 0920 the place was almost empty and so the wait for food was short.
A little climbing was involved on the way back with the main ones being No Man’s Heath and Orton on the Hill, the latter a short punchy number topping out at 15%.
After saying goodbyes to the lads, Adam and I set off back to his house, where I clocked off and ended the ride. I was too hasty however and had I been more observant I’d have seen I was on 61.95 miles or 99.7km before I clicked “end ride” on my wahoo, thus having the choice to pick up the 300m I needed.
Ah well it’s done with now so I’ll take two points and keep myself in the half century for another month at least!
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. Mainly flat after that all the way to Atherton then a long drag up to the A6 at Four Lane Ends, the next climb was up Ringley Road to Whitefield where ice cream and coffee was enjoyed at Roma. Then just a short few Kms to home with 82 Kms and 1100 metres of climbing recorded. Lovely day out.
. But as I don't administer the 100km I will just let it go and will remind him constantly when we ride together 
