LEADON VALE CYCLE CLUB RIDE 402 Sunday 27th February 2022.
Well that ride was a long time coming we missed 3 weeks to the weather, but as Ken informed me February is always the worst month for missed rides so no change this year.
But the sun was out if a bit chilly but we were on and it felt good, numbers were down a bit but a lot of people were away or otherwise engaged but those that were there were glad to be out. The sporty ride looked strong with Steve and Frank on the Advanced and the rest with me on the intermediate.
9.30 and we were off the sporty group headed towards Pendock and the other groups headed to the Barn lane and a little taster of the wind which we would encounter in the way home, we headed straight up Corse Lawn up the hill which felt like a mountain after 3 weeks out of the saddle but was conquered with great vigor with Dave Anslow absent for 3 months and Ken setting the pace, we pushed on through Longdon where the Sporty ride passed us with great speed looking like a well oiled unit in perfect harmony with their machines. The water was well out in the fields around Upton almost making it an island the Hanley road closed but the new road resisting flooding very well as we entered Rhyall and then on to Strensham and as we turned we were now into the full force of that wind it had been easy up to this point so the drag through to Twinning took its toll but the lanes kept us out of the wind Chris and Dave leading us through Church Lane to the main road to the Mythe where once again we could fully understand the amount of water around both sides of the Bushley straight water lapping just below the road, with a side wind we pushed on to Forthampton turning and we dropped down and along to Chaceley where a few days earlier we wouldn’t have been able to turn right as it would have been underwater. Back on to the common now and back to the club into that niggling wind and a well deserved cup of tea and it wasn’t long before the others were back all safe and sound. At last ride 402 is behind us and I’m assured Spring is around the corner.
Thanks to all who rode and helped out today.
Yellow leader.