Your ride today....

[sevenfourate]

In typically pessimistic style the BBC told me it would rain at 10:00, the met office who are always more optimistic suggested 12:00, whereas the old chap across the way told me it would stay fine. That was all I needed to get me out toward Bowland. I took a hilly route through Abbeystead where i paused to watch a helicopter shifting bags of stone up onto the fell. It was cold riding into the sharp headwind and I was perversely pleased to start the climb of the Trough. I then took my standard route through Whitewell with its regular contingent of Barbour jackets heading to the rather nice Inn for lunch, perhaps not so nice for vegetarians or pheasants. I stopped for mine at Chipping in the company of a dozen other cyclists then headed northward via Beacon Fell and Garstang. The old chap across the way was right, it stayed fine! 83 km with 1100 m of climbing.

Pictures of bike in front of a classic oak tree and the usual shot of the Trough of Bowland.

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Stunning last photo. That’s amazing ! 😍

 

[geocycle]

Stunning last photo. That’s amazing ! 😍

It is a classic location and one that has featured on the ToB. It used to be the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire before the dastardly Lancastrian expansion eastward in 1974.

 

[bluenotebob]

Having spent well over 6 hours on the bike yesterday, I just needed a gentle potter around the local countryside this afternoon. Some sunny intervals and a bit warmer than of late. Very quiet on the roads – I didn’t see a single cyclist (but perhaps they were out in the morning instead).

An easy 28km on the road bike. Finally got her up to 102km for the year. My gravel bike’s done most of the heavy lifting so far in 2025 (with 349km). But the road bike will catch up soon.

View towards Ménéac and Goméné from near Kerminy. I know I’ve posted this view before but I never tire of it. The church at Ménéac is clearly visible on the skyline between the wind turbines.

The D184 heading towards Brignac

Entering Guilliers from the south

 

[Spiderweb]

7° in North Yorkshire this afternoon so a nice steady ride out. 33.2 miles with an average of 14.3 mph.

 

[iancity]

So, after a long term bout of depression which ended up with almost 4 months in bed and cant remember the last time I went on my bike, over a year ago at least, I finally felt able to do something, its only little but I am over the moon that I have managed to get out and I feel so much better for it.
I have no clue why Strava is labelling the ride of July last year though, thats a weird one to me (I had to re-pair devices and allsorts so somethings gone wrong somewhere!

 

[ColinJ]

It is a classic location and one that has featured on the ToB. It used to be the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire before the dastardly Lancastrian expansion eastward in 1974.

It is one of my favourites. I must organise another forum ride over there again this year. We do different variations of route from Whalley to have lunch at Glasson Dock then return via Longridge.

 

[HLaB]

The local Social ride for me today. I had wanted to go with their longer group but someone posted it was -3deg C and I think that scared everyone off. That was the wind chill at 7am but riding to the start it was 1deg and rising. I felt sorry for one slow rider in the group but the other now season old cyclists were pushing on and dropping him and not surprisingly after a bit he pulled off 😕
It warmed up nicely though and it was the first cafe stop of the year outside.

I had thought of going for a gravel ride when I got back but I went for a short walk instead.