Training Ride

Those who looked out of their window at 8:00 on Sunday morning would

have seen the effects of increasing windy, lowering and increasing

cloud

and other signs of the heavy rains that were forecast to sweep across

southern England in the day. But did this put off the stalwart Redhill

CC Sunday Club Run riders ? Not a bit of it.

With Mike Ormerod (who was due to lead the ride) off sick, Duncan

Murdoch took over the lead and started us out to the south west with

the

aim of a brisk 3 - 4 hour ride without stop - the consensus being that

in the conditions it would take some real determination to leave any

comfortable hostelry and venture out again to battle the elements - far

easier to keep going.

Well, of course that rain that was forecast fell with increasing

strength ensuring that the intrepid bunch got pretty wet as you will

imagine. The riders with the short straw were those following Duncan's

non-mudguarded wheel. Those of you with a power shower and who like to

wake up putting your face into the full flow will understand what this

was like! Surprisingly with so much grit and debris on the roads, only

one puncture between us.

Newdigate, Warnham, Loxwood, Alfold, Cranleigh, Albury and then the A25

to Betchworth before cutting off at Brockham and back via Reigate Heath

before home.

Just under four hours of riding 90 plus kms. Wet and demanding. Tough,

yes !. Enjoyable - in a perverse way. Good exercise - of course.

Character forming - oh yes !

See you next week, same time, different route - and hopefully better

weather !

Event / Article Type
Training Ride