Lets get the non stop Saturday rides going again and because I'm going to struggle a bit, let's start it off with the Bix's suggestion of the flat South route, Elvington, Howden, Hemingbrough etc.
This should be a good opportunity for those like me with uncertain fitness or unable (or not fit enough) to commit to all day club runs to start getting some good quality mileage.
9 o'clock sharp at the square...any takers?
Saturday Training Ride
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Hi Tim - route is here ('south'):
http://discussion.cliftoncc.org/viewtopic.php?t=3217
Not sure how far but it should be well inside 3hrs I think.
tom
http://discussion.cliftoncc.org/viewtopic.php?t=3217
Not sure how far but it should be well inside 3hrs I think.
tom
Well, my morning didn't go to plan.
Set off for training ride & punctured before I even got to the square!
Managed to do a quick change & locate the evil thorn, before hotfooting it to the square on the off chance that someone might still be there. Sadly not, but I did remember fleetingly that the route was elvington - howden way so I began a hot pursuit.
My 'sprint' through town was somewhat thwarted by EVERY traffic light, (and my terrible sense of direction) but I made it through elvington to sutton at a smooth(ish!) 21mph.
Sometime later, near Howden, (in that head wind) it dawned on me that without a) some sort of miracle or b) the discovery of an onboard motor, I wasn't really going to catch the guys (a 15 minute head start at 20mph+ is a bit of an advantage).
Once I'd accepted that neither of the above options was going to happen I started to actually enjoy the ride so cracked on with it at a steady pace.
Looking at the route posted I realise I missed skipwith/wheldrake out completely. But I ended up doing Barlby Riccall/Cawood, Stillingfleet instead so maybe a similar mileage (?) -I then flew home via Naburn/fulford & was back just after 12.
Sadly my Garmin ran out of juice up at Osgodby, which is a shame as I think I'd have got quite a good average speed with the homeward stretch added. I just couldn't shake the feeling that I was 15 mins behind everyone else all the way round though. Good ride, but very lonely!
Hope everyone else had a good run - cracking day for it!
Set off for training ride & punctured before I even got to the square!
Managed to do a quick change & locate the evil thorn, before hotfooting it to the square on the off chance that someone might still be there. Sadly not, but I did remember fleetingly that the route was elvington - howden way so I began a hot pursuit.
My 'sprint' through town was somewhat thwarted by EVERY traffic light, (and my terrible sense of direction) but I made it through elvington to sutton at a smooth(ish!) 21mph.
Sometime later, near Howden, (in that head wind) it dawned on me that without a) some sort of miracle or b) the discovery of an onboard motor, I wasn't really going to catch the guys (a 15 minute head start at 20mph+ is a bit of an advantage).
Once I'd accepted that neither of the above options was going to happen I started to actually enjoy the ride so cracked on with it at a steady pace.
Looking at the route posted I realise I missed skipwith/wheldrake out completely. But I ended up doing Barlby Riccall/Cawood, Stillingfleet instead so maybe a similar mileage (?) -I then flew home via Naburn/fulford & was back just after 12.
Sadly my Garmin ran out of juice up at Osgodby, which is a shame as I think I'd have got quite a good average speed with the homeward stretch added. I just couldn't shake the feeling that I was 15 mins behind everyone else all the way round though. Good ride, but very lonely!
Hope everyone else had a good run - cracking day for it!
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Of course Rich, see you Saturday. Hopefull our natural leader will be there too and if Jess, Ruben and the regular squad (featuring Autumn Cliftonite's cover boy 
) are out we should have a good group. If I can keep up with that lot I'll be well happy.
I'm tempted by the Kielder 100 myself as my first proper MTB ride, perhaps we'll have a chat about it on the ride (if there are any times where I can actually talk).
) are out we should have a good group. If I can keep up with that lot I'll be well happy.I'm tempted by the Kielder 100 myself as my first proper MTB ride, perhaps we'll have a chat about it on the ride (if there are any times where I can actually talk).