š“āāļø WHEELIE BIG RIDE š“āāļø
Ludlow ā Haydock Race Course ā 110 miles.
After a stormy evening in Ludlow, we thought the air would have cleared and made for a cooler start, but no, it was still warm to start.Ā Coming out of Ludlow we had a slight medical challenge, Kevinās Achilles Tendons nearly popped, every pedal stroke was agony! But though this was a medical issue, it was potentially self-inflicted, by not setting up the bike seat at the right height for the previous 300 miles, dropping the seat a little made a huge difference and the rolling hills could continue. (Some say this was a easy error to make, others would say he was a fool for taking 300 miles to work this outā¦)
The first stop was to be at a pub for coffees at Long Water, but we found out this was closed, so it was a pit stop in the car park ā where Dave our support team managed to put some refreshments outā¦
Puncture Repair Time
Then onward onto Nantwich, and the day was hotting upā¦.just as we were reaching Nantwich, we suffered out first punctureā¦which tested our preparation of spare parts, and we were back on the road again in no time!
Nantwich was a very much appreciated stop, once again Dave did a great job in finding a suitable lunch venue, with some great food!
After lunch, it felt like heading back into the furnaceā¦the hottest day so farā¦the only saving grace was the lack of hills, but it was definitely a sapping section of the ride, one nice part was that we were hit by a rather large rain shower which made for a refreshing end of the ride.
To finish off the day, we managed a swim in the hotel pool which was a surprise, but a welcome cool down.
āRichard of the Dayā goes toā¦.yet to be decidedā¦.we will potentially collate a few, but I am sure you will have a guess who is leading the nominations.