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Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Went out with the club today, Polocini Test Team. Met up at 9 at the cafe for a coffee, whilst everyone turned up. Al came over with my new club jersey, so on that went. Six of us today rolled out about 9:45.
One of the lads fancied a run via the back lanes to Mellor, Hayfield, Chinley Head, Rushup Edge and back.
That's what we did. Certainly not done the smaller roads before. Most of the hills were above 15 percent, so everyone was in bottom gear. Some very challenging single track, covered in gravel, dust,you name it. Getting traction was fun, as was descending.
We stopped after 17 miles at the Otter Sanctuary near Chapel en le Frith. Despite the 17 miles only, we had done 2500 feet of climbing.
Straight out of the cafe at the Otter Sanctuary, up a bloody steep hill. Over and around the top winnats, and back down Rushup, and we backtracked via the back lanes to Marple then the cafe in Romiley.
40 miles with over 4000 ft of climbing. The heat was hard work. Recovered with an awesome beans on home made toast, coffee and a cordial concoction of cordial, elderflower juice and sparkling mineral water, wow that was really refreshing.
Chilled out at the cafe for an hour before rolling the 1mile home.
One of the guys was sporting some impressive road rash from a racing crash, big patches on left leg and arm. Messy indeed. His New nick name is road rash.
One of the lads fancied a run via the back lanes to Mellor, Hayfield, Chinley Head, Rushup Edge and back.
That's what we did. Certainly not done the smaller roads before. Most of the hills were above 15 percent, so everyone was in bottom gear. Some very challenging single track, covered in gravel, dust,you name it. Getting traction was fun, as was descending.
We stopped after 17 miles at the Otter Sanctuary near Chapel en le Frith. Despite the 17 miles only, we had done 2500 feet of climbing.
Straight out of the cafe at the Otter Sanctuary, up a bloody steep hill. Over and around the top winnats, and back down Rushup, and we backtracked via the back lanes to Marple then the cafe in Romiley.
40 miles with over 4000 ft of climbing. The heat was hard work. Recovered with an awesome beans on home made toast, coffee and a cordial concoction of cordial, elderflower juice and sparkling mineral water, wow that was really refreshing.
Chilled out at the cafe for an hour before rolling the 1mile home.
One of the guys was sporting some impressive road rash from a racing crash, big patches on left leg and arm. Messy indeed. His New nick name is road rash.
Just need similar conditions but less heat! Probably would have been under 59 today had I not had to keep sitting up to drink.
