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This time it was 214kms from Girton, through Bury St Edmunds to Framlinham (101kms) and then a return via the Maglia Rosso, Hawstead (151kms) to Girton. Expecting a difficult outward bound journey, I was surprised to find myself careering along for the first half of … more ->
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211 kms from Dunmow to Grantchester to Hawstead to Mistley to Dunmow. My target was to get beyond the Hawstead control before the rain came. If I had still been at the cafe when the real weather hit us I would probably have stayed there. … more ->
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Due to injury & stupidity I’d run out of September calendar events, so I had to do another DIY effort. I needed this in order to maintain my charge towards a double RRTY this year. So from Hertford I took a wind-assisted trip north to … more ->
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06:00 start from Dunmow with 40 hours to complete. What could go wrong? Well, not a lot actually. The weather gods promised about 10 hours of rain, and we got that. They also promised a night-time low of 10 degrees, but it went down to … more ->
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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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From Mark without whom this Wheelers’ trip would never have happened.
Well, having advertised that I wanted to do the Dunwich Dynamo for almost a year and starting with a lot of enthusiasm from members I booked a 33 seat coach. I decided that I … 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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