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Mon May 31st 2010
| The White Horses of Wiltshire - 3* | 3* |
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Leader:Chris Walters |
Start Time:9:00 am |
Start Location:Hungerford Railway Station car park |
Description:90km hilly ride in the Hungerford / Pewsey / Marlborough area. Lunch stop likely to be at the visitor centre in Avebury.Please contact Chris in advance if you plan to join the ride - it will not be run without support. |
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Riders:Amanda SeddonChris Walters Derek Boutle Des Higgs Jan McCabe John Tranter Jon Seddon Kevin Fairs Nick Dunton Pat Hurt Sue King Riders = 11 Report:Eleven riders set from from Hungerford on a day that started chilly and to be honest, got no better. Undulating or hilly most of the way meant that legs got tired as we went on. Nick's saddle need a couple of tactical readjustments at the tops of some hills, but beside that we we thankfully free of mechanicals.Kevin left us at Pewsey to pursue a flatter route, but not before we'd done the 17% descent past the first white horse. The second one at Alton Barnes came complete with its own ascent and from the top we were only 30 minutes away from lunch at the National Trust visitors' centre at Avebury. It was fun watching the scantily clad Jon shiver over lunch. Pushing on, the busy road towards Swindon gave us time to re-warm muscles before Hackpen Hill, Jon managed it in the big chainring (no doubt with knee problems to follow!) and we had a couple of walkers up the steep flank - we never did get to the bottom of who was keeping who company! The long descent into Marlborough followed, swiftly followed by an undulating run through the Ax valley back to Hungerford. Top marks to everyone - it was a hard ride! | ||
Distance:91.70 km (56.98 mi) | Ride Details:http://connect.garmin.com/activity/35243230 | |
| Proposed Route: http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=24401" | ||
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