Farewell
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:58 am
After nearly 20 years in York my stay has finally come to an end. Having sold my house I am moving to pastures new and looking forward to it immensely.
I would just like to take this opportunity to say Bon Voyage to all that I have met within Clifton CC. I have met some wonderful, charismatic people and great cyclists, young and old, who have helped me in some capacity throughout my time with the club.
First and foremost a big thank you has to go to GPS Kev, who guided me safely round my 1st ever club run (after I was cajoled into joining by H - thanks H) - up the small hill
out of Leavening where I reproduced the banana I had eaten through the village - and continued to guide me until the day he said "get into that Intermediate Group Charlie, you'll be fine" Thanks for that massive vote of confidence Kev.
Also a big thanks to the regulars that do the Intermediate rides, too many to mention but notably - John C, Jon G, Tony G, Darren, Stu, Dan to name a few, thanks guys for putting up with me when I was feeling bad.
Thanks to Phil B who put up with me on the training rides that I managed to get out on before I wrecked my achilles in December, these vastly improved my cycling and fitness overall.
Thanks also to Howard D, if he hadn't had that chat with me I might never have joined one of the best clubs around.
So it is with sadness that I have to say goodbye to you all, I hope that you continue to succeed as a club and keep up the sterling work that you have done so far. My biggest regret is not being able to join you all for one last ride, I know by reading the forum that I have missed some epic rides, most of which I had planned to do this year.
As for me I have joined the Swords CC (Bray Wheeler's are a little bit too far away) so I hope that I can persuade them at some point to come to Yorkshire and that I can guide them round some of the wonderful routes that I have been shown over the last 4 years. If I am in York in the future I will do my best to get a lend of a bike and see you in the square at 10 but I will continue to keep tabs of goings on through the web site.
Au Revoir to all of you
Pete K
I would just like to take this opportunity to say Bon Voyage to all that I have met within Clifton CC. I have met some wonderful, charismatic people and great cyclists, young and old, who have helped me in some capacity throughout my time with the club.
First and foremost a big thank you has to go to GPS Kev, who guided me safely round my 1st ever club run (after I was cajoled into joining by H - thanks H) - up the small hill
out of Leavening where I reproduced the banana I had eaten through the village - and continued to guide me until the day he said "get into that Intermediate Group Charlie, you'll be fine" Thanks for that massive vote of confidence Kev.Also a big thanks to the regulars that do the Intermediate rides, too many to mention but notably - John C, Jon G, Tony G, Darren, Stu, Dan to name a few, thanks guys for putting up with me when I was feeling bad.
Thanks to Phil B who put up with me on the training rides that I managed to get out on before I wrecked my achilles in December, these vastly improved my cycling and fitness overall.
Thanks also to Howard D, if he hadn't had that chat with me I might never have joined one of the best clubs around.
So it is with sadness that I have to say goodbye to you all, I hope that you continue to succeed as a club and keep up the sterling work that you have done so far. My biggest regret is not being able to join you all for one last ride, I know by reading the forum that I have missed some epic rides, most of which I had planned to do this year.
As for me I have joined the Swords CC (Bray Wheeler's are a little bit too far away) so I hope that I can persuade them at some point to come to Yorkshire and that I can guide them round some of the wonderful routes that I have been shown over the last 4 years. If I am in York in the future I will do my best to get a lend of a bike and see you in the square at 10 but I will continue to keep tabs of goings on through the web site.
Au Revoir to all of you
Pete K
