Saturday's ride to the Cake House at Cirencester was another very successful club outing with sixteen cyclists making the trip. It was good to see Ted and Alice back out on a Saturday club run.
The general consensus was that with the unsettled weather, numbers might have been down on previous weeks, but nothing of the sort. As we formed an orderly queue at the cafe one waitress was heard to exclaim, 'Where are they all coming from?'
On the catering front, I'm happy to report that the tea this time was limescale-free and the perfect accompaniment to a slice of light and fluffy lemon meringue pie.
If you're reading this for the first time after 12.20pm on Sunday 13th September, then please ignore this item.
The final category 2, 3 and 4 race of this season's Cotswold League starts at 10.00am from Brinkworth House. George will be competing in Performance Cycles' colours. There's three laps of a course which runs down the Malmesbury bypass to the Brinkworth road. If you happen to be out walking the dog or getting some shopping at Waitrose and see him, I know he'd appreciate a shout of encouragement.
You will already have read in Howard's email that the 2015 Sunday Series of rides increasing in difficulty and distance, has now been put to bed.
To say that the series was once again a success, is no idle boast. In 2014, 13 members rode a total of 1,973.2 miles. Whereas in 2015, 15 members completed a fantastic total of 2,927.8 miles.
You can see the final placings on the 2015 leader board here.
As announced by Howard, as one members only, Sunday Series ends, another, albeit in a different format, begins on 20th September 2015.
Just a reminder about Tim H's weekly winter ride every Wednesday evening at 7.00pm, which starts on 30th September 2015.
For those captains of industry who are still keeping the economy afloat and can't ride during the day, this is an excellent way of maintaining fitness levels. And even if you do have the opportunity to go out in the daylight, nothing beats the thrill of a night ride.
On Saturday 3rd October 2015, the Tasty Cheddar 100km audax takes place from Bristol. The challenging ride, as the name implies, climbs up through the Cheddar Gorge and over The Mendips. Further details can be found here.
I rode this one last year and reviewed it on the blog.
Three members (Des Milkins, Mark and me) have already entered. Mark and Des I believe are driving to the start. In addition, Mike will hopefully be coming too, in which case, I'll be cycling to the start and home again afterwards with him. George has expressed a keen interest if he can get a winter bike sorted in time. Phil and Steve M also look as though they might throw their hats into the ring.
It would be great to see a clutch of Clarions turning out. Local cycling clubs are generally well represented on these rides and our club kit is bound to turn a few heads.
For the sportive riders out there, Evans Cycles Ride It series comes to Wiltshire on Sunday 25th October 2015. Based at Lackham College near Lacock, there are four rides to choose from:
Fun, 15 miles, £7.50
Short, 34 miles, £18.50
Medium, 62 miles, £18.50
Long, 80 miles, £18.50
For more information please follow the link here.
Hopefully no one is, but should anyone be suffering with insomnia, I've got the perfect cure, guaranteed to send you off to sleep and far quicker than counting sheep. It's a 13 minute YouTube video of last Sunday's Isle of Wight and New Forest audax event, which just happens to feature me a few times in the legendary green jersey. You can watch it here.
The cafe at the church in Sherston was recently recommended to me by my wife. They've removed some of the pews to create a very pleasant cafe area. The best bit is that the prices are extremely reasonable. A mug of filter coffee is £1, a pot of tea for one 80 pence, home-made cakes are 80 pence per slice, with shortbread and flapjacks just 40 pence.
Opening hours are from 10.00am to mid-day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Surely this has to be the cheapest cafe in North Wiltshire, unless of course, in the words of the That's Life presenters, you know different.
Perhaps, if they haven't already been there, Mike and Maureen, our leading authorities on cafe culture in this part of the county, could launch a fact-finding mission. Watch this space!
And finally, here's an interesting recipe for a nourishing flapjack:
Take 2 shoes (also known as a pair)
Add 1 jacket (only if you think it's a bit chilly outside)
You'll need some money. I usually go for a 50 pence, a 20 pence and a 10 pence coin, but 4 x 20 pence coins will do
Walk to the nearest corner shop or supermarket (5 minutes should do it)
Purchase the flapjack from the shopkeeper (small talk is optional)
Unwrap the flapjack and enjoy at your leisure
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