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« Last post by DavidSeal on 23 June 2022, 17:33 »
With a favourable weather forecast, at least for the morning and early afternoon, 14 intrepid travellers left Wellesbourne heading for Pillerton Priors. Straight through to Fulready where we picked up another rider and then past Whatcote looking forward to the first climb of the day, through Winderton and up to Epwell. Shutford whizzed by, Hanwell was a blur as we sped on, the undulating terrain providing some entertaining(!) cycling. The coffee stop at Cropredy allowed a rather long rest after the ups and downs of the morning. The extended stop meant that some people had to split off and head directly home to meet other commitments.
The second half of the route was mostly flat, flashing through Farnborough, Arlescote, Radway and Kineton, before reaching Wellesbourne and home. Some light rain at the end just served to cool everybody down.
Riders: Paul Bannister, Guy Canning, Katriona Collins, Chris Gibbons, Tim Hawkes, Olwen Kelly, Steve Kirk, David Seal, Trevor Shaw, Andy Spink, David Thomas, Steve Toms, John Tuck, Jane Vaughan, Mike Wallace
43.7 miles @ 13.8mph