cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Your ride today....
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KingswayRider
Über Member
- Location
- Gloucester
I had an early spin down to Arlingham before the ride to get in 25 before the start. Enjoyable club route keeping away from the traffic & good company doing it. Added a few extra miles doing the occasional back & forth to ensure everyone ok & we haven't lost anyone. I don't know @Donger is complaining about - the Woolridge was taken on in the big ring (I never dropped from the big ring all ride). When we got back to the start & @Donger peeled off for Arlingham, I escorted Tina part way out, before splitting as we reached the A38 at Standish. Tina peeled off towards home, with enough done to hit her century by the time she arrived home & headed out towards Whitminster & Frampton, needing extra to hit 125 miles. Happy to have had good pace to finish,
Strava showing longer segments (5 mile) at around 18mph. Finished up with 125.76 miles & 1504 metres of ascent.
Strava link... would have liked a better average, but given I was with a group I'll accept I couldn't just push on. 14.5mph overall average.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/NuwtNNFyd9
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AndreaJ
Veteran
Still quite windy in Shropshire today and although I set off in warm sunshine it didn’t last and I got wet again.Started out on my commuting route into Wem before turning towards the railway station where the barriers were down with a long line of waiting traffic and a network rail man on a ladder at the lights, the crossing here does suffer from technical issues where the barriers stick down but the man up the ladder was cleaning the lights rather than fixing them and we eventually got moving again crossing the railway towards Soulton then turning to Aston, Barkers Green, back to the other side of Wem, Tilley, Commonwood, Myddle down Lower Road to Merrington, through the woods to Old Woods where the rain started, Fennemere, Eyton over another railway line into Baschurch where I turned to Weston Lullingfields and carried on through Lower Hordley, Bagley and Lee to Ellesmere. There were lots of people about in Ellesmere and lots more parked by the side of the Mere as I passed on my way to Coptiviney through loads of mud and cow muck where the cows walk between their fields and the farmyard to Welshampton, Northwood and back home. Lots of cyclists, walkers, runners and horse riders out despite the rain and more traffic than usual on some roads. 37.4 miles @15.5mph.
Well done on the ton @Donger. It was quite a nice day for cycling today.
I did cover some of the same roads as you did today, but I was at Pershore bridge by 9:00, having set off just before 6:30. A fairly flat ride for me, going to Welland from Powick, then Tewkesbury via the A438, following on to Pershore via Bredon and the Combertons and finally home.
Nearly hit some sheep that run into the road between Welland and the turn for Tewkesbury, but brakes worked well.
Took some photos, though nothing spectacular.
The sun being shy over Castlemorton early in the morning.
This sign was after I had nearly had an unscheduled encounter with one of those.
The Malverns from Tewkesbury.
The new bridge in Pershore, seen from the old bridge.
And finally the map. I feel a bit inadequate with my paltry 42 miles seeing you you guys got up to today.
I did cover some of the same roads as you did today, but I was at Pershore bridge by 9:00, having set off just before 6:30. A fairly flat ride for me, going to Welland from Powick, then Tewkesbury via the A438, following on to Pershore via Bredon and the Combertons and finally home.
Nearly hit some sheep that run into the road between Welland and the turn for Tewkesbury, but brakes worked well.
Took some photos, though nothing spectacular.
The sun being shy over Castlemorton early in the morning.
This sign was after I had nearly had an unscheduled encounter with one of those.
The Malverns from Tewkesbury.
The new bridge in Pershore, seen from the old bridge.
And finally the map. I feel a bit inadequate with my paltry 42 miles seeing you you guys got up to today.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
A tidy ton in a tidy time.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Thank you.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
About average for me now for the distance and elevation.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Thank you, putting more miles in my legs helped, but the biggest difference was getting a road bike.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
That's been my experience too.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
I met Andy G at Martley. The plan was to circumnavigate the Clee Hills and maybe summit too. We headed off over into the Teme valley to climb out via Pensax. From Clows Top we took the lovely run by Bayton for Cleobury Mortimer. The lanes through from there are not especially known by brain nav but they are pleasant enough. At Cleobury North the junctions and the strange one way system isn't easily forgotten. We climbed up onto the flanks of Brown Clee Hill and began to contour. The road to the summit is 25% and quite long. It's a gated road so no traffic. So we had a go climbing. Then by foot I'm afraid. It was worth it at the top. Highest point in Shropshire and views all around. Cader Idris could be seen at 57 miles distant. We could almost see all the way across Wales! It was time for lunch and what a wonderful picnic spot.
We retraced which was a bit sketchy on that steep stuff. My rims were almost glowing from braking. We continued to contour and took a loop higher up at one point. We had stunning views out over Corve Dale and Wenlock Edge. Clee St Margaret has a wonderful ford. The river runs right along the lane for several 100's of yards. Our route took us across the saddle to the flanks of Titterstone Clee on lanes that were new to me. Lovely scenic countryside. I recognised the road that I'd used to come down from Titterstone Clee some weeks ago so some of the next few turns were remembered. We took a dead end lane which deteriorated into a track. That wasn't expected from the mapping. Nevertheless we both made it through unscathed. So more new lanes to Greete where brain nav could route us through Tenbury Wells and along the Teme valley to return to Martley.
What a super ride today. Beautiful scenery and quiet roads. What's not to like? 60 smiles and 6,610 feet of ascending and descending.
We retraced which was a bit sketchy on that steep stuff. My rims were almost glowing from braking. We continued to contour and took a loop higher up at one point. We had stunning views out over Corve Dale and Wenlock Edge. Clee St Margaret has a wonderful ford. The river runs right along the lane for several 100's of yards. Our route took us across the saddle to the flanks of Titterstone Clee on lanes that were new to me. Lovely scenic countryside. I recognised the road that I'd used to come down from Titterstone Clee some weeks ago so some of the next few turns were remembered. We took a dead end lane which deteriorated into a track. That wasn't expected from the mapping. Nevertheless we both made it through unscathed. So more new lanes to Greete where brain nav could route us through Tenbury Wells and along the Teme valley to return to Martley.
What a super ride today. Beautiful scenery and quiet roads. What's not to like? 60 smiles and 6,610 feet of ascending and descending.
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Not been on my bike for a couple of weeks but had a bit of time today and extended my home commute.
Lovely evening, 28.4 miles with an average of 15.4mph.
Lovely evening, 28.4 miles with an average of 15.4mph.
