Was there a more beautiful sight that Geraint Thomas leading out Mark Cavendish on the last stage of the Giro? Simply wonderful...and I hear it was much the same on the A-Ride with Andy Wrightson leading out the others for 50kms until the mad charge up to the golf ball on Titterstone Clee. Records don't show who crossed the line first (nor should they), but what a day for a mountain top sprint!
Four club runs at the weekend, an A, B, C and D all leaving on Sunday with nearly 30 riders out enjoying this perfect spell of weather, thanks as usual to the leaders for bothering to put themselves out there, namely Stuart Jones, Jon Sadler, Cedric Gioan and Paul Balfe...judging from strava and the smiley faces I saw, everyone had a great day out...so keep 'em coming.
A couple of things that will be organised and finalised in the early summer...first a Beacon night out to Evesham cycling track, a relaxed open-to-all hour for a blast around the 1km track there followed by a beer, probably a Wednesday evening 6pm start to avoid the Tuesday and Thursday night bashes... and we are in the process of organising a Beacon Bike Maintenance class, hosted by Mick Stanford, where the non-mechanics amongst us can learn how to replace a chain, what to do if your gear cables break and other out-on-the road issues that you might encounter. This will be an informal evening, and if me and Neil Orchard are going along, it may resemble a chimp's tea party
, so watch this spaceAre any of these two things of interest to you? If so, let me know below so we can gauge interest and what you'd like to see on a bike maintenance course.
Short update this week, but keep happy, and take pride in the leading out of others than seeking the glory yourself. Pretentious, moi?
Phil
