With Stoddy on family duty in Edinburgh (they think he's a wee leprechaun), Darren and Mark in Tri-Action at Gloucester it was left to Le Fassett and myself to fly the flag for the Shurdington Tri Club.
Setting off at 0715this morning the route was the familiar Badgeworth Lane to Staverton then onto Twigworth onto the A38, through Stoke Orchard into Cleeve. Then out from Woodmancote to Winchcombe over Cleeve Hill and then back through town. A 55.68km route with a little bit of everything.
There was zero wind this morning so cycling was a sociable side-by-side until we hit Cleeve Hill at which point i dropped Le Fassett like a baked potato and, dancing in the peddles, soared up the hill. Effortless beauty.....actually what happened was Le Fassett dropped me effortlessly so that i lost sight of him. I was then left to slog it up! I struggled today despite a couple of days rest (Saturday spent in the garden and yesterday visiting relatives).
A nice blast down Cleeve Hill and then through town back to the club car park. A semblance of a sprint down Shurdington Road until i was dropped again (see the patern here) and then in for a cup of coffee and some interesting conversation about in-laws!!
Another great ride and a few more miles in the legs.
