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May Day....... and a chance to get out for a longer ride to test the legs in preparation for my trip to Scotland in a months time.
Went down the A370 to Cleeve Hill. The bluebells in the little wood are stunning, it's a shame I was about to pass out by the time I got there, as I'd forgotten how steep parts of Cleeve Hill are.
After Cleeve Hill it was over the A38 and off to Burrington Combe, where, amazingly and possibly something to do with the rain that was coming down at the time, I didn't see another cyclist. Once at the top I turned left to head down to Chew Valley lake.
Clevedon, The Bristol Channel and Wales are all in this photo... somewhere.
As usual I judged the wind incorrectly, so rode anticlockwise around the perimeter of Chew Valley lake, which meant once I had finished my short munchy / natural break, I ended up riding straight into a really unpleasant headwind.... which you can see on the lake.
Then it was back to W-s-M just in time to miss the rain that was forecast for mid morning.
50 miles and 3000ft of climbing,....... nice!