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A fast 200. With the westerly wind behind us Alex & I made fast progress which did not slow down too significantly when we turned westwards. A good tour which saw us visit Holt & Wells before heading towards Sandringham via Holkham Hall, and thence … more ->
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I think that the R&R stands for Rivers & Reservoirs judging by the number that we came across. A circular(ish) route from Witham via Stock, Burnham-on-Crouch, Abberton Reservoir, Sudbury, Finchinfield & back to Witham. It turned out to be a very hot afternoon, which slowed … more ->
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This year’s National was run by the Peak Audax, so hills were never going to be far away. With a 07:00 start, within minutes the route went NW to the A53. And into a raging headwind. On the A53 it was a short downhill to … more ->
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An early morning train to Green Lanes for an 08:00 start. An uncomplicated trip out of London to St Margarets, and then on to Ickleton (72kms) via Much Hadham. After a brief feed it was on to Cambridge (132kms) by which time it was getting … more ->
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What a way to prepare for the Dunwich Dynamo! Off to exhaustionland and beyond! This started at Dunmow at 21:00 and headed northish to Writtlesey at 101km. With a wind that was driving us along it soon turned into a fast, flat dash. I did … more ->
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Before you can break out, you must break in. So I cycled down to Fortis Hill into a pig of a wind with matching rain. Then it was a case of retracing my steps back to Puckeridge via Brookmans Park and Watton. And still it … more ->
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Needed this one to get Super Randonneur 2016 recognition. I started from Dunmow at 11:00 on Saturday. A not too rapid westerly ride into the wind until Reed (40kms). Then east to Harwich Docks, via Clare (156kms). This bit was worth waiting for as the … more ->
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Got the routesheet and prepared a GPS of it. From that I made it less than a forty-five miler. Then the route was further abridged on the day as there had been some flooding. So the 50 miler turned out to be about 38 miles. … more ->
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Never did find out who Alan Furley iswas, but took myself down to High Beech (south of Reading) where I met up with Alex & John. This was for a 106kms loop in the countryside around Newbury. Et quelle horreurs – I got a puncture. … more ->
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Down to Bethersden for the San Fairy Ann CC 300 starting at 02:00. Soon we were "flying" southeast towards Sandgate where we turned and "flew" west along the coast. There was no wind and it wasn’t cold until we crossed the marshes at about 04:00 … more ->
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