About this time, I like to reflect a little on the previous twelve months. And I mean "a little". I'm not a deep reflector, more a puddle on the trail than Loch Ness. So, I scribbled down all the rides that I remembered from the year. Here they are in no particular order. Pay attention, there is a theme.
- Training rides in the Cotswolds with Jon, especially the one where his mate G bonked and had to be towed home. We then did an extra bit afterwards. This was the pre-ride of the Cotswold Spring Classic route.
- The Cotswold Spring Classic, covered by Cycling Weekly.
- Training rides with Darren that included Streatly Hill.
- The sportive in the New Forest where we lost Dave Brown, waited an age for him, got overtaken by loads of people, gave up waiting then overtook all the loads of people in the final 15 miles.
- LEJOG, obviously, and all the support we received.
- Skills training on the mountain bike.
- The ride with Caroline around the Chilterns, with the sun and the trees and the general English loveliness of it all.
- The 24/12 mixed pair - in fact the whole event, including Darren's solo ride in the Torchbearer 12.
- The four hour enduro in the Autumn where Darren, once again, broke. He still beat me though.
- Doing the Torq 12:12 as part of a deperate last minute recruit to the Torq Development Team.
- The C2C weekend with Darren. I nearly forgot this one, I think I'm trying to blank it out.
To ride more with others.
Simple huh? So, anyone up for a ride on New Years Day? Early?
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