Your ride today....

[gbb]

An emotional roller coaster over the last few weeks has left me flat, drained and struggling to drive myself to do anything, but..a nice 20 miles in the sun is good to lift the spirits. Got the wind direction wrong, completely, so I'm glad I wasn't struggling from my light mileage this last month.
Rapeseed is just beginning to flower, that surprised me.
No big deal, 20 miles in the sun.

 

[mark st1]

Back to a solo ride for me today went out on a route id done before but on my new bike this time. Stayed fairly local as I'm blessed with some nice roads fair few pot holes but not to shabby a shed load of cyclists out including a lot of clubs I assume the Sigma Sport crew were the ones that I met in Windsor Great Park they look some serious boys them ! Little chilly when I set off regretting my fingerless gloves for the first 45 mins as it's very shaded on the first part of the ride. Headed out towards Legoland Sunningdale Wentworth golf club Windsor past the castle...



Was going to pop in and see the Queen but clearly I wasn't welcome



Whatever !

Through the Park I was allowed there apparently then down a popular TT route where I took a fair bit of time off my PB so I put that down to the new bike and improving fitness maybe. Then over to the cracking bike stop Velolife for a Latte resisted cake today just. It was heaving and Lee is clearly doing a roaring trade good luck to him it's a smashing little place. There was s club run that turned up when i was there they all had 700 on there jerseys look like a nice outfit may have to look into them. Then off home as I'm being dragged out shopping

Just over 50 miles with 1297 ft of climbing and an 18.8 mph avg speed.

https://www.strava.com/activities/540944287

Cheers
Mark.

 

[Spiderweb]

A beautiful day for the first Tadcaster Cyclesense sportive (60k, the shorter one)!
500 entrants, well organised, I loved it.

 

[Mrs M]

Been raining all week so no ride today
Went out a walk with Mr M (I chose the route!)
Decided to go where I used to take the mountain bike (when I had one).
Headed to Downies on the coast just south of Aberdeen, then carried along the coast southwards above the cliffs.
Lots of mud, puddles and thorns but good workout and lovely views, only met one lady out running and a cute wee pony. Hat and gloves came off midway and the rain went off. Not been out walking for a while so quite happy we went this challenging (for me) route and made it.
We both managed to stay upright in the mud but got me thinking how much more fun it would've been on a mountain or fat bike just had a great idea!!!

 

[cosmicbike]

Back to a solo ride for me today went out on a route id done before but on my new bike this time. Stayed fairly local as I'm blessed with some nice roads fair few pot holes but not to shabby a shed load of cyclists out including a lot of clubs I assume the Sigma Sport crew were the ones that I met in Windsor Great Park they look some serious boys them ! Little chilly when I set off regretting my fingerless gloves for the first 45 mins as it's very shaded on the first part of the ride. Headed out towards Legoland Sunningdale Wentworth golf club Windsor past the castle...



Was going to pop in and see the Queen but clearly I wasn't welcome



Whatever !

Through the Park I was allowed there apparently then down a popular TT route where I took a fair bit of time off my PB so I put that down to the new bike and improving fitness maybe. Then over to the cracking bike stop Velolife for a Latte resisted cake today just. It was heaving and Lee is clearly doing a roaring trade good luck to him it's a smashing little place. There was s club run that turned up when i was there they all had 700 on there jerseys look like a nice outfit may have to look into them. Then off home as I'm being dragged out shopping

Just over 50 miles with 1297 ft of climbing and an 18.8 mph avg speed.

https://www.strava.com/activities/540944287

Cheers
Mark.

Nice to see another Cyclechatter over my neck of the woods, though I approach WGP from the other side. I find it much nicer in the week, Sunday morning it tends to be flooded with cyclists and walkers.

 

[Osprey]

What a windy one today. An early start to avoid the worsening wind for later on today but it is still blowing around 30mph south easterly. The high spring tides had cut off one of my favourite North Gower lanes which hugs the estuary marsh lands. Took the busier undulating road to Llanrhidian before turning left into the face of the gale for the climb through he farm lanes onto Welshmoor. The wind was an intense cross headwind across Welsh Moor and Cilonenen before dropping into more hedgerow shelter lanes to Three Crosses. A sharp climb up through the village with a tail wind before a steep decent through the lanes into Penclawdd and back onto the North Gower Estuary. Quite a few cyclists out this morning struggling with the wind but friendly acknowledgements from all. Only a 12 miler but in those conditions it was tough enough but still enjoyable.

https://www.strava.com/activities/540865387

 

[Stonechat]

HDW club ride to Newdigate
Ride had a fair few hills, none individually a challenge but overall a test on top of already slightly fatigued legs

Went through Byfleet, Ripley, Effingham, Bookham, West Humble and outskirts of Dorking

The Tanhouse Famr shop and cafe where we stopped is a thriving establishment used my many cyclist and non cyclists too.

Return via Dorking, Leatherhead, Cobham, and Chertsey

Glorious day, though still a bit more wind than I'd like

Managed to chop off 2.5 miles on my return

Stats including this are 61.1 miles @ 16.0 mph
2575 feet of climbing

Need a couple of days rest!!!

https://www.strava.com/activities/541220721

 

[Racing roadkill]

https://www.strava.com/activities/541252867

110 Km's up to Goodwood and back today.

Weather was beautiful, it was a nice ride, I Uncreased my lungs, so I'm back to normal now.

Mmmmm cake

Lots of daffodils out today.

Nice car.

 

[13 rider]

Today's target was April's 100km ride .before @Supersuperleeds points it out yes strava does say 55 miles When I've done 72.13 (honest) second day I've had issues with phone/ strava . Yesterday it stopped at 6 miles today it seemed to stopped after an hour then restarted when I recrossed my route .Out at 0900 into Cropston and round the back of Bradgate park to Beacon hill! the easy way and fast descent into Woodhouse eaves ,Quorn ,Mountsorrel and Cossington .Up Humble lane and out up the Wreake valley to Asfordby via Ratcliffe ,Thrussington and Hoby . Onto the section I now know strava didn't record across the A607 and on to the quiet lanes around Gaddesby and back across the A607 to Rearsby .Where I stopped on a bench in the sunshine by the river for a quick snack .This is where I checked my phone and discovered strava had paused at an hour and Id been out for 2 !! . Back to Thrussington and Hoby then left through Ragdale and up the nasty climb out of the village into Wymeswold via narrow lane and lovely fast descent .Onto to Burton on the Wolds ,Cotes,Stanford on soar and then Normanton where another quick break was taken after 3 hours and 50 miles in the bag .Across the A6 into Long Whatton , Diesworth and Belton then finally turned for home down Charley Rd and hit a proper headwind so it's a slow grind back to Newtown Linford and Home . Bike computer reads 72.13 miles done in 4.5 hrs another ride in lovely conditions loads and loads of riders out today some still in winter gear some in shorts like me just annoyed with strava / mobile not sure which it is ?

 

[rideswithmoobs]

22.14 miles today in sunshine and light wind. Headed out on the A6 through Carnforth. Busy as usual. Then onto Greenlands farm and the A6070 to Burton in Kendal. Road was quiet and love it round there all rural and peaceful. Clear your head and forget about the rubbish in life. Turned left and into Holme village. After Holme I saw a single track that headed towards a hill that the wife and I always say one day we will walk to the top and make an oxo to drink.

Turned back onto A6070 and headed back to Burton.
The beauty of no sat nav is I can just pick a road and go and that exactly what I did, seeing the sign for Yealand I turned off and joined Lancashire cycle route 90, headed up nine acre lane and I to Yealand
Now here I was annoyed. The hill from Yealand redmayne to Yealand Conyers is a steep git. Half way up I had to stop and fast walk up the rest before re mounting . A couple of guys and geared bikes came up and agreed it's a tough one but I will have it by summer . I smiled and replied I hope so or I'm buying a geared bike !!!!!
That hill is now my new test of how much I'm improving on the single speed and will be riding it once a week to gauge improvement.
So down into Warton, carnforth and back home. Happy with my 50 miles for the week and getting stronger and faster on the Ss.
22.14 mile AV 14.8 and around 1:25 mins (I say around because I zerod Cateye after first 6 Mile by accident so did the second 6 in 20 mins and added 20 mins to final time as a guesstimate). Fink I is doing ok though

 

[Old jon]

Yup @NorthernDave , Black Hill Road, not lane as I have wrongly called it, is quite a descent. I may get around to climbing it later this year. And I may not.

A bit of a circular wander today, such a blue sky and bright sun deserved more than my get to the market square and return type of ride. Having been reminded of the various ways to drop into Wharfedale from Airedale, I chose Creskeld Lane for my entertainment this morning. Wend through Holbeck to reach Office Lock and ride along the towpath to Viaduct Road, Cardigan Road, North Lane and left at the lights to climb the rest of the way to the Ring Road at Lawnswood. Straight on to Bramhope and turn right onto Creskeld Lane. When the lane narrows to a single track the fun really does start, surface is cratered, the odd stream crosses and there are occasional doses of farmyard. And the brave souls riding UP the hill . . .

Then the A 659 is reached and sanity ( ? ) returns. Turn right, heading for Harewood Bridge. Its a flier of a road normally, but I thought there was a bit of headwind today. Reach the A61 and turn left, and about a mile later turn right onto the Kirkby Overblow road. And then,



A rather busy village today. On to Wetherby, already 22 miles into what turned out to be 36.6 and guess what? Straight home from the Market Square. My legs were rather cream crackered.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Just over 30 miles today in the spring sunshine. What the ride lacked in length it made up for in height with 2,600 feet of ascending.

The trip took in my old mate Emley Moor mast (mildly interesting mast fact: it is soon to be joined by a twin; a temporary mast is to be erected while work takes place on the older one) then instead of my usual steady route home I took the rolling route.

A lovely bright day but the arm warmers stayed on.

https://www.strava.com/activities/541318638

 

[oldfatfool]

Bright sunshine yesterday afternoon so I shook out my shorts and did a quick loop to Clapham and back. By 6pm there was 2 inch of SNOW on the ground!!! Roll on summer.

 

[ianrauk]

It was the Sunday London Cycle Chat ride today... up to and in and around that London. From Hyde Park, through to a couple of laps of Regents Park and up to Alexander Palace for fine London views, tea and snacks.

A tad under 70 miles for the day. Most of it in the lovely company of @martint235 , @Mice , @topcat1 , the welcome return of @Mark Grant , Mr Tdr1nkr formerly of this parish and a warm welcome to newbie to the rides Ellie.

Hype Park

The gang at Ally Pally

 

[dan_bo]

Chilly, crystal clear and lumpy 70k.