I don’t know whether it was because this was our 2nd
birthday, the excellent weather, the shorter than normal distance or a
combination of all three, which led to today’s impressive turnout of 10 members
and 1 guest. Whatever the reason(s), it was fantastic to see so many riders.
Andy Poolman’s inspired idea of cycling two laps around the route
of the inaugural ride to commemorate our 2nd birthday, arrived a
little too late at MCCC HQ, but it’s definitely one worth exploring next year
with of course three laps for our 3rd birthday. If progressed, future generations of MCCC
members will no doubt curse us for starting this tradition, but at least they’ll
be thinking of us.
Punctures dominated proceedings at the start. We were happy
to wait for the first to be repaired before setting off. No pressure whatsoever
then for our guest rider from Crudwell, who to our eternal shame we somehow
managed to lose out on the ride. (If you’re reading this, please come back and
give us another try. We owe you a cup of coffee).
Dave was the second puncture victim, only managing to get as
far as the High Street before he was forced to dismount.
Out on the Foxley Road we split into two groups. The recent bad weather had put paid to a
number of club rides and so it was good to catch up with each other. The short, but very enjoyable ride took us out to
Sherston, up to Westonbirt and back home through Shipton Moyne.
As planned, we
all met up again for hot drinks at the Jackdaw Café, which was doing a roaring
trade. The café is very much on the map of cycling pit stops. We found Bristol
RC in residence when we arrived and one of their riders was keen to learn a
little more about us.
With the party winding down and members starting to disperse,
three of us decided to clock up a few more miles.
Regular readers of the blog will by now be wondering what
happened to the promised free cake. Fear not, the birthday cake hasn’t been
forgotten!
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