Anyone from URC planning to ride?

Mike

Mike K Smith wrote:


> Anyone from URC planning to ride?


ITYM Saturday. I don't think I'm allowed out that weekend as Sue has
plans to do something exciting herself. The Taste of the Test 202 looks
tempting, but I'm planning to ride that as a permanent some time this
year.

-- 
Dave...

dkahn400 wrote:

> Mike K Smith wrote:
>>Anyone from URC planning to ride?
> 
> 
> ITYM Saturday. 

Doh! Yes I do. For some inexplicable reason my fingers typed 'Sunday'.


> I don't think I'm allowed out that weekend as Sue has
> plans to do something exciting herself. The Taste of the Test 202 looks
> tempting, but I'm planning to ride that as a permanent some time this
> year.


We're not fit enough for the 202, or even the 160, at the moment so
we'll ride the 104 this time.

Mike K Smith wrote:


> We're not fit enough for the 202, or even the 160, at the moment so
> we'll ride the 104 this time.


Whichever you do, have a great ride.

-- 
Dave...

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the 
future of the human race. - H. G. Wells

We rode the 104km yesterday as planned. The wind was a bit brisk and 
chilly as we left Pamber Heath, but the sun had come out by the time we 
crossed Watership Down and rode down to Whitchurch.

There was a nice selection of cakes when we got to the Houghton control 
just before 12. We were pleased to cover the first 50km in less than 
three hours.

I was a bit surprised that the only info-control of the event was just 
2km after the 50km control. The route through King's Somborne was very 
pleasant until we crossed the A34 near Worthy Down. We were riding along 
an unclassified road which runs parallel to the A34, but looks as though 
it was once the trunk road. The behaviour of the traffic was more like 
that on an A road and we were pleased to turn off it again towards Wonston.

We had a rain shower around there (at about 70km) and shortly afterwards 
my wife had a puncture. When we restarted we couldn't quite resume our 
earlier pace, we had another rain shower which dampened our spirits a 
bit, and the climb up to Hannington seemed to go on for ages. Descending 
from Hannington we encountered the A339 for a busy and bad-tempered 300 
metres before turning off right to head for Baughurst.

 From there it was an easy run back to Pamber Heath and more tea and 
cake. We finished soon after 3:40, and our legs felt as though we could 
have done a bit more.

All in all a good day out.

Mike