Hillingdon Track Ordanary Racing
Well, what a turnout, 15 met at the Peasantry in Bushey park for
the ride to Hillingdon cycle track to watch the Ordinary (Penny
Farthing) cycle racing. It's not a great distance and the route I took
was predominantly off-road, to avoid the traffic. Off-road is obviously
slower but a more pleasant ride.
The lunch stop was at The
Botwell Inn, a Wetherspoon pub in Hayes town, only 1.2 miles from the track. It was
warm enough to sit outside and we were soon tucking into our vittals. We
left the pub in good time and got to the track where racing had started
early. It was great to see such machines in action and going at a great
speed around the track.
The
event was organised by the Pickwick Bicycle Club, the oldest cycle club
in the world, based in East London. Nearly 2 hours were spent watching
the racing and admiring the machines and chatting to the owners. One
chap even travelled with his bike from Germany!
The route back was shorter and still involved some off-road. No tea stop was required and at Fulwell the group started to disperse. A great group and a grand day's ride and a rare opportunity to witness such an event. Thank you all for joining me, and thanks to Simon for back marking.
Tony.
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