A Change of Plans.
I arrived at the Golden cafe to find
Bob, Graham and Dave already seated and awaiting food. Soon the
deluge of riders began to arrive. Ed arrived with me and soon Pam and
Gemma appeared, then Ray Wren, Stephanie, Ann, Terry and Vic. The
biggest turnout for some time.
I had debated Saturday night over the
route to Dinton pastures and decided to change to Jealotts hill which
was 3 miles shorter, meaning just 18 to lunch. Bob was not going to
join us for lunch and neither was Ray who was going to do the rounds
of bike shops looking for tubeless valves for his new wheels.
The route took us to Virginia Water and
a brief spell on the A30 before turning into Blacknest road and onto
Cheapside, where Steph left us, then through Ascot racecourse and
through the edge of New Mile golf club and onto Chavey Down and the
outskirts of Bracknell which has some lovely cycle paths that I took
advantage of. Before touching the edge of Warfield and back roads to
the New Leathern Bottle at Jealotts Hill. I hadn't booked but the pub
had no trouble in feeding 9 hungry cyclists. After lunch Terry had
decided to cycle onto Wokingham and catch the train back and Dave
headed off for his own route home.
Tea was planned for Windsor far shop
via Cranbourne, Woodside and Windsor Great park and the welcome
decent of Crimp Hill. We lost a few more before tea and only Pam,
Gemma, Ed, Ann and myself stopped for a cuppa after which we headed
for Runnymede with Pam guiding us over the meads and into Egham where
Ed headed for the station, Gemma for Staines and I took Ann as far as
Chertsey where she turned for Adlestone.
Lovely to see such a good turnout, the
weather was good for cycling. Thank you all for swelling the ranks
and for your company and to Dave for his back marking. A very
pleasant 70+ miles for me.
Tony..
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