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  • Category 6 ride led by Peter Walton Quelle horreur! I was mortified today to find out that I’d made a mistake when heading up last week’s club ride report (*).  Not only was I castigated by Tony DosS, but he was in the right! Then … more ->

  • I have done a couple of Audaxes that I call "Reference Audaxes".  One was a 300 from Poole 3 years ago where the wind was so strong and the hills were so tough that I finished with 20mins to spare.  Now when I encounter steep … more ->

  • I’m not sure why I entered this.  Thirty miles of racing in October shouldn’t have appealed to me.  But some inner demon persuaded me to give it a go.  A forecasted very windy day did nothing to convince me that I’d made the right choice, … more ->

  • Category 3 ride led by Peter Walton It not being the most pleasant weather (strong gales), I was surprised that there were as many as three other hardy stalwarts to take on this trip to Shepreth.  Left Hertford on a route that took us via … more ->

  • With a choice of events, either on the A63 (Hull – V718) or the A11 (Six Mile Bottom – E2), I went for the former as I’d done the E2 many times (never quickly) but had only been to South Cave once before.  The weather … more ->

  • I’ve never enjoyed early morning racing and this event did nothing to dispel that thought.  I entered as it was a local event, with the HQ at Thundridge.  Then found out that we needed to supply some Marshals for the A10A120 Puckeridge RBT.  Fortunately 4 … more ->

  • The sky was as black as a black thing as I waited at the start of this event.  With a few seconds to go I was as ready & raring as I’m ever going to be, but it wasn’t raining.  Then I was off.  And … more ->

  • Category 3 ride led by Peter Walton Five hardy stalwarts set off from Hertford for a trip to Southill.  Going via Datchworth, Watton and Walkern we soon were on less familiar roads as we went through Hitchin and up to Henlow before cutting across to … more ->

  • Bit cold first thing, but soon warmed up to something comfortable.  Out from Henham to Debden, Greenstead Green (where I missed the control thus adding 15 kms by the time I got back to it), Coggeshall, Gt Leighs and back to Henham.  That was the … more ->

  • After missing a chunk of the season, I decided to give the super-speedy Hull course a visit.  My feeling was that as it was on flattish terrain that I would just have to rest lightly on the tri-bars thus not causing myself any injury or … more ->