What better way to spend a Sunday
Drive to Threshfield. Park up. Unload your bike. Get on it and stop riding 7 hours later. What a great route as well, plenty of climbing and descending. Some up valley roads and plenty of fast down valley roads as well. This ride takes in some of the most beautiful and remote roads in England. If you get the chance - ride itStrava link for the ride
So how was the ride? I had a clear strategy for the day - ride in groups as much as possible and don't overcook the climbs.
I succeeded on both counts, good group riding of various speeds and well controlled climbing. (Controlled in this context means not dribbling snot on to my stem and having to stop to pick up my lung.)Real fast freight train groups made short work of sections around Horton in Ribblesdale and Littondale.
Gold standard time limit was 7hrs. I finished in 7:15, outside this limit. If I had not queued for a wee I might have made it. It was not my intention to achieve a gold, simply finish the course strongly so I am more than chuffed.
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