gavgav
Legendary Member
Another very warm ride, after work. With the forecast saying a chance of thunderstorms, I checked the rain radar and could see a huge storm sat over Birmingham, but nothing forecast in Shropshire until about 8pm. I've since seen pictures of Birmingham, from a chap in my team at work and by heck they've had some rain this afternoon!
I stuck to a loop of Shrewsbury, that I could shorten if the weather deteriorated. Out through the estate and up the cycle paths to Ditherington, through Castlefields, encountering a nobber who squeezed past a car and me, when it was my right of way and along to the weir. Lovely sunny pootle along the towpath, into the Quarry park, where lots of people were sunbathing and enjoying the 27c temperatures after work.
Walked the bike over Porthill Bridge, where the Boathouse pub was packed with drinkers in the beer garden, climbed through Porthill and then followed the cycle paths and road to Oxon. Nipped down Racecourse Lane, then a follow my nose route through Copthorne, on to Radbrook, Nobold and Meole Brace, where a young girl in a Polo followed me patiently for a good minute or so, past parked cars, etc and so she got a nice thank you as I pulled in to let her through once the road widened.
There were some dark clouds starting to gather to the North of the town and so I picked the pace up through Reabrook and Sutton Farm, arriving home with 16.2 miles on the clock.
About 20 mins after I got home, the heavens opened and we've had a downpour, with hail as well. Good timing!
I stuck to a loop of Shrewsbury, that I could shorten if the weather deteriorated. Out through the estate and up the cycle paths to Ditherington, through Castlefields, encountering a nobber who squeezed past a car and me, when it was my right of way and along to the weir. Lovely sunny pootle along the towpath, into the Quarry park, where lots of people were sunbathing and enjoying the 27c temperatures after work.
Walked the bike over Porthill Bridge, where the Boathouse pub was packed with drinkers in the beer garden, climbed through Porthill and then followed the cycle paths and road to Oxon. Nipped down Racecourse Lane, then a follow my nose route through Copthorne, on to Radbrook, Nobold and Meole Brace, where a young girl in a Polo followed me patiently for a good minute or so, past parked cars, etc and so she got a nice thank you as I pulled in to let her through once the road widened.
There were some dark clouds starting to gather to the North of the town and so I picked the pace up through Reabrook and Sutton Farm, arriving home with 16.2 miles on the clock.
About 20 mins after I got home, the heavens opened and we've had a downpour, with hail as well. Good timing!
and then a nice roll down Newmarket Road to the Espresso cafe for coffee and toast
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avoiding a moment just I walked backed to the road . Heading home now under the A46 down Pawdy lane then went left down Berrycott lane to Seagrave and onto Sileby ,Mountsorrel ,Rothley ,Cropston decided to attack the last strava segment before home Link road .Set a PR and 3rd fastest ever and equal fastest this year .It's is a fairly obscure segment that isn't done by thousands of riders but it still counts
Back home before lunch just as its getting properly hot
