Club run reports - 24th November

Category 3 ride led by Ian Bembridge

I set a new record for entrants today. There was one rider - me!

A couple of late apologies (sent this morning) were received, but I did not see them until I got home as I only have Pumble on my laptop. When I am leaving home at 08:30 I don't have time to fire up my laptop to see who has pulled out.

Allenbury's was a lonely place at 9. It was tough in the wind today, especially when heading south uphill out of Roydon. I cut the ride short to 35 miles as the cross winds around Epping Green felt a bit unsafe. I did see a few other cyclists out today, but not many.

Even the cafe I stopped at near Epping was a write off. They had lost all their power - presumably the wind had blown down the power lines nearby - so the staff were there but they couldn't make coffee or cook anything, or take payments as the tills were all down, and the alarm bells were ringing!

I know that Denis is uncatchable, but I would like the club points please, so he does not completely run away with it.