Today's Ride

I have been trying to get out more often. I don't seem to go so well in heat these days! Also have a painful ankle. Yesterday I decided to go on a slightly longer road loop of around 35 miles. As usual, plans to get up and miss the heat failed to materialise and it was last midday by the time I headed out. For the last couple of weeks the wild flowers have been superb. Kudos to the farmer for letting nature back in to fallow fields. Wild red poppies were amazing a week ago. I'm not sure if the blue cornflowers were natural. There was a solid field of them. I also noticed a block of yellow flowers behind them. Probably a salute to Ukraine as the two colours are very close to their flag. Again, I doff my bandana to the farmer for the thought and execution of the plan.
Haven't seen it on the local news but with Cosford and the Air Ambulance just down the road, I wouldn't be surprised if it had been.

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Also spotted hares enjoying the fields. image.jpeg

The first 20 or so miles were fine. The final ten into a brisk and very hot headwind weren't so great and my average speed dropped below my target. Still an enjoyable ride and I got back in time to watch the Codsall first XI win to keep up their promotion push. They hit the target with a LOT of overs to spare.
 
Ritchey Kyote 👍

thank you!



...and to stay on-topic, a few pics from my latest rides. :)
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sorry for the crap quality... :/
 
Yesterday ride from Bradford to verwood Dorset staying over in Derby.

Good evening ride over to derby, good fast run in..

Early start in morning and lovely ride on the cloud line to breadon on the hill, then south to hinckley cooked breakfast for £8 ouch I guess we are traveling south!!

picked up the Fosse way for approx 20m before thanking a423 to Soham and then Banbury.

Lunch at Eynsham where churchhill resided and still does. The church was too busy for a kip!

Down to Wantage over the Thames where the yoof were jumping off the bridge, I could have joined them.

From Wantage up over the downs to hungerford and then the last pull to Salisbury.

However the wheels came off at Salisbury.....

So it was all going fine till the last 15miles when it went belly up.

Google routed me onto a minor road which the became unmade, then twang and a spoke snapped.

After I had a puncture.

The road become so unrideable I had to walk a couple of miles.

I finally came out on the main fordingbridge verwood home and powered home.

400k in 27hrs which with the heat and a 6hr stop in Derby, which I don't think was too bad. I much have stopped quite a few times because riding time was only 16h30.

Needless to say I'll take the train / coach home tomorrow!!

Highlights the cloud trail south of Derby.

The Fosse way

Churchhill grave.

Lesions learnt

don't ride in a heatwave....

Don't ride on your lightest wheels.

Do try and ride in company
 

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Let's not talk about the weather...

Stayed local, staid local!

The furthest I've ridden in 10 months - 4 miles.
My legs still have some power, even if my lungs and upper body lack it. The reward was breaking a sweat.

Took a sip of the TPT and fashioned a loop.

Invented an errand, so not a ride for a rides sake.
Didn't feel exhausted when I got home - brilliant. I'll try again in the next few days.

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A local Bonksy!

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I prefer strong raisins!

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River Dearne

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TPT - old colliery railway embankment.
 
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