Your ride today....

[arranandy]

1st sportive of the year for me over here in the Netherlands. Well organised and good route starting in Breda and heading down into Belgium with a few sections of pave and a couple of dirt road sections. Unfortunately the weather was pretty grim and I binned the ride before the end as it passed within 2km of my apartment. However this meant I could sit and watch the RVV with a couple of beers (cracking ride by Niki Terpstra) Off work tomorrow and the forecast is better so a shortish recovery ride with the gf is planned

https://www.strava.com/activities/1483527826

 

[Lilliburlero]

Great effort getting the ton in Tom . I still feel slightly guilty at leaving you . As I'm normally start together finish together but we all knew about my commitment and thanks for you and @Supersuperleeds allowing me not too be too late . I think we all would never leave someone alone . Had 2.5 hours of full on effort to get back averaged about 17mph at least for this bit legs feeling it with all the climbing

Stop beating yourself up so much @13 rider . We all understand why we split, its just one of those things

Big respect goes out to @Supersuperleeds for sticking with @tallliman and helping him home, top, top bloke

 

[Heltor Chasca]

My first DIY Audax today. The Somerset Levels were flooded and in one village a badger set had collapsed causing a mini landslide into the road. A lot of my route was along NCNs and despite the bad press, they were quite good. Just as good as the Netherlands.

It was actually the shot of the ‘A’ frame barn owl box I wanted. Anyone who spots it on the oak gets another Easter egg.

Glasto Tor
Bahamas-on-Sea
Sheep bloody everywhere
The rain was so heavy, this little train looked a bit sweaty

 

[Slick]

My first DIY Audax today. The Somerset Levels were flooded and in one village a badger set had collapsed casing a mini landslide into the road. A lot of my route was along NCNs and despite the bad press, they were quite good. Just as good as the Netherlands. View attachment 402612
It was actually the shot of the ‘A’ frame barn owl box I wanted. Anyone who spots it on the oak gets another Easter egg.
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Glasto Tor
Bahamas-on-Sea
Sheep bloody everywhere
The rain was so heavy, this little train looked a bit sweaty

I spotted it, what kind of egg do I get?

 

[Heltor Chasca]

I spotted it, what kind of egg do I get?

Melted I’m afraid. Is that Ok?

 

[User6179]

My first DIY Audax today. The Somerset Levels were flooded and in one village a badger set had collapsed casing a mini landslide into the road. A lot of my route was along NCNs and despite the bad press, they were quite good. Just as good as the Netherlands. View attachment 402612
It was actually the shot of the ‘A’ frame barn owl box I wanted. Anyone who spots it on the oak gets another Easter egg.
View attachment 402616
Glasto Tor
Bahamas-on-Sea
Sheep bloody everywhere
The rain was so heavy, this little train looked a bit sweaty

Is there anything for spotting the face of jesus which is above owl box near the top of the tree ?

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Is there anything for spotting the face of jesus which is above owl box near the top of the tree ?

Redemption

 

[Reynard]

I thought it looked like the PG Tips monkey...

And I can see the owl box too. There's a very similar one on a pole not too far away from here.

 

[PeteXXX]

Today's ride actually posted today!

After a midnight finish at w*rk, I was in bed by 01:00 and up by 05:15 fully prepped for the day. As this was my only day off over Easter, and the only decentish weather, I was happy to eschew sleep and get some miles in.

Setting off in the dark just after 06:00, I was riding a previous route I'd enjoyed.

It was still a bit dark, and still damp from the previous days rains, and a bit chilly as well.

My old Defy 2 holding up some gates near Stoke Bruerne.

Onwards towards Towcester, Greens Norton & Preston Capes to Newnham Hill, an RRCC Hillclimb, where I was 14 seconds behind a mate of mine... Grrrr.. I thought I'd done well today as well! So it goes, friendly rivalry

The descent was a tad slower though as the road was too wet to totally let go.
Once through Daventry town centre I was on 'A' roads until the Ashby Ledgers turn. This stretch of tarmac is not a good route on weekdays, but Sundays it's a tad quieter, happily!

The way homewards was drizzly and breezy, and without a cafe stop due to the Bank Holiday weekend, or so I thought!
Within 10 miles of home, I decided to see if Scotch Farm cafe was open.. sure enough, it was.
A photograph of my toasted Hot Cross Bun, with loads of jam and butter is not available as my phone ran out of power several miles earlier!
Suffice it to say, they make lovely tea and cakes..

Back home on 63 miles in damp, chilly and a bit breezy weather, happy to get my 100km ride in on the first day of the month.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1483186812

 

[Mr Celine]

Only time for a short ride this morning as I had to go to Edinburgh to see Celinette #2 in a roller derby bout with auld reekie roller girls.
I found some fresh snow, though not enough to park a bike in.

Being in bimble mode I took a shortcut across the Leader Water via a suspension bridge.

And a shot of the three bridges at Leaderfoot from the West.

The hollow in the foreground is supposedly the site of the Roman amphitheatre at Trimontium.

20 miles at 12.5 mph.

 

[Mr Celine]

[QUOTE 5200645, member: 9609"]was that coming over the high ground from Langshaws then the bridge at Earlston?[/QUOTE]

Yes to both. I don't usually take the shortcut over the footbridge due to a collie at the farm that chases bikes but there was no sign of it yesterday.

 

[BianchiVirgin]

71km yesterday and 553m climbing. Longest road spin in years, literally, after relatively short MTB runs in the mountains. Enjoying the Bianchi but need to adjust the brake lever location and push them further down the bars as I can't reach them properly when on the drops, which is a bit inconvenient, to say the least.

And it was Baltic. 0C starting out and a stiff cold north wind.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Doubt there'll be a ride today, & given what presumably is tracking northwards

I've driven down to East Midlands Airport this morning, & the M1 was single-lane for a good portion of the way - starting by Tibshelf on the 'down'
Coming back, most of it was white
Not much here, at the moment, but I had arranged to go out with a fairly new/novice rider, so it's not fair to expect him to come out

Both on the 'up'
This was near Trowell


Close to the junction with the M18

 

[bruce1530]

Went out do do one of my usual routes today, but didn’t realise how cold and windy it was. Got to the top of the road, turned right into the wind, and could barely get moving.

After about 4 or 5 km, struggling to get above 10mph, and freezing, I gave up, turned round and headed home.

And without trying, got 2 Strava PBs on the way back!

It’s amazing how much difference a bit of wind makes...

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Today's ride actually posted today!

After a midnight finish at w*rk, I was in bed by 01:00 and up by 05:15 fully prepped for the day. As this was my only day off over Easter, and the only decentish weather, I was happy to eschew sleep and get some miles in.

Setting off in the dark just after 06:00, I was riding a previous route I'd enjoyed.

View attachment 402613

It was still a bit dark, and still damp from the previous days rains, and a bit chilly as well.

View attachment 402614

My old Defy 2 holding up some gates near Stoke Bruerne.

Onwards towards Towcester, Greens Norton & Preston Capes to Newnham Hill, an RRCC Hillclimb, where I was 14 seconds behind a mate of mine... Grrrr.. I thought I'd done well today as well! So it goes, friendly rivalry

The descent was a tad slower though as the road was too wet to totally let go.
Once through Daventry town centre I was on 'A' roads until the Ashby Ledgers turn. This stretch of tarmac is not a good route on weekdays, but Sundays it's a tad quieter, happily!

The way homewards was drizzly and breezy, and without a cafe stop due to the Bank Holiday weekend, or so I thought!
Within 10 miles of home, I decided to see if Scotch Farm cafe was open.. sure enough, it was.
A photograph of my toasted Hot Cross Bun, with loads of jam and butter is not available as my phone ran out of power several miles earlier!
Suffice it to say, they make lovely tea and cakes..

View attachment 402629

Back home on 63 miles in damp, chilly and a bit breezy weather, happy to get my 100km ride in on the first day of the month.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1483186812

Really impressive ride. Lumpy lumpy lumpy.