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  • After Saturday’s torrential rain most feared the worst for Sunday morning.  Fortunately we were wrong, and a clear cool day dawned.  There was plenty of surface water and the engine in John’s Banana boat conked out in the middle of one of the many new … more ->

  • At the last minute(ish) Bruno volunteered to take Danny’s place as the easyrider leader and expertly marshalled his forces for an incident-free trip to Buntingford.  John led out to Clavering Lakes and the meds only suffered three punctures between them but also had an interesting … more ->

  • Was it windy, or what?  Still, this did not stop over twenty Herts Wheelers from taking to the roads over the three tours.  The easies struggled into the wind on the outward bound, which made it seem more arduous than it should have been.  A … more ->

  • Close to 60 Wheelers enjoyed a Xmas lunch followed by the awards ceremony in Hertingfordbury. As has been the case for the last three years the White Horse catered well for us and everyone managed to build up on cycling fuel to help us through … more ->

    Tony Marriott receives the 10 mile cup
  • Despite some cretin sending out the weekly email showing a 09:30 start (ok, a correction to 09:15 was sent later), eleven riders did turn up for a very cold early morning tour of the lanes.  Unfortunately some of those lanes were pretty icy, and therefore … more ->

  • A very wet and windy Saturday night obviously put off many from turning up.  However over twenty did check the forecast and found that it was actually correct.  There was no rain.  The sun shone.  Yet it was still very windy and there was a … more ->

  • A cool, crisp, bright morning saw most riders plump for the fastmedium departure – probably the first time that the numbers on this exceeded the slower tours.  This was partly due to some indecision regarding the Pace Judging Comp.  However a total of about twentyfive … more ->

  • Again there was a massed start in Hertford as over 30 riders jostled for position in the peloton.  Right from the outset there was a breakaway as 13 made a move and headed Whitwellwards in order to complete the freewheeling competition and then throw themselves … more ->

  • A new points season kicks off and it’s surprising what a little shower does to a rider’s resolve.  OK- so maybe it was a few hours worth of torrentiality.  Eight riders turned up at Hertford, and three at Sawbridgeworth.  It probably took them all about … more ->

  • Despite the attraction of the Emit, there were still plenty out today.  Five took on the Hinxworth journey – would have been six except the banana disappeared.  Twelve took the easier option to Bishops Stortford.  Despite the weather forecasts the day turned out to be … more ->