HCC Sunday Social Cafe Ride
This Sunday the weather was perfect and Steve A, Matt, Steve S, Peter and Sean turned out to enjoy it and doing a little bit of cycling as well.
The route was out through Wolviston and along the lanes to Yarm then up over the railway and through Aislaby, once just a farm with pigs snuggling their dirty noses in the mud and probably a milk maid, but now it’s all self-build houses and Range Rovers. Looking out over the fields, Peter thought, “I can remember this when it was all fields”. The road twists and turns towards Middleton one row and it was on one of these turns that Sean drifted a bit to the right only to encounter another cyclist coming quickly round the corner. How they didn’t both end up in the ditch like a comical homage to the cycling calamities of ‘last of the summer wine’ is a mystery, but we had a laugh about it.
Fortunately, the cafe stop was reached without further incident and coffee and scones (it’s all they had) were ordered at the Devonport. A glorious setting overlooking the river Tees, or it would if there weren’t all those trees obstructing the view.
After the cafe stop the pub stop had to be decided and the Welly at Wolviston was the choice. So it was back through Sadberge and Great Stainton. This however is where it all went wrong. Matt and Steve A had heard the Welly but not the intended route via Sedgefield. So, while Peter, Steve S and Sean headed straight on, Matt and Steve A turned right at the top of the ride at Great Stainton, causing much concern for the others. But they still stuck to their intended route only to arrive at the Welly to find Steve A and Matt on their third or fourth drink. Before we got to comfortable at the Welly, we soon headed back into town via the Dalton back road.
The ride was around 60 miles at around 15.5 mph average but really none of that matters on such a fine summers day.
Club/Racing News
This weeks Club Tens TT League was cancelled and no other members raced this week in other events.
Strava Club Leaderboard
This week The Thirlwind took the top spot in the general classification with 200.6 miles, Peter Sanderson was 2nd with 146.3 miles and Frank Elders was 3rd with 146.1 miles.
The Thirlwind was also the King Of The Mountains this week with 7,172 ft of climbing. A big well done goes to Bryan Blackelock for his single ride of the week with a massive 77.5 miles!
This week 6 riders reached the ‘100 club’ – The Thirlwind, Peter Sanderson, Franky Elders, Lee Morley, Phil Wright and Tim Summerton. Well done to you all.
This week 22 riders put miles on the board out of 52 Strava HCC members, well done to everyone and for the rest of you, now is the perfect weather to get out on the bike and push some pedals round.
