Five Wheelers departed from Pretty Corner while one more joined the route a few miles down the road for the NNW club run to The Courtyard Cafe at Pensthorpe. On a cold and windy day, softened by more sunshine than anticipated, the bunch detoured round by Mannington Hall to Corpusty, over the exposed ground to Wood Dalling, along the sheltered Odessa lane to Guestwick, down Skitfield Road, through Wood Norton and Stibbard, descending to the Wensum, before a stiff final couple of miles over the three Flanders-like bergs (aka Clay Hill, Burrow Hill and Langor Hill). During the refuelling break, the conversation turned to the relative merits of various groupsets.
The return trip saw Graham J and Harvey ease off the back a bit for a steady ride home. The vanguard of four took advantage of a lot of tailwind to push on via Kettlestone, Croxton, Hindolveston, Thurning, Blackwater Bridge, Heath Road (where Neil Mc turned for home), Ramsgate Street and Cross Green before a conventional ride back via Baconsthorpe (from where Ian A headed to High Kelling) to Bodham Hill and West Beckham.
Riders: Chris; Graham J; Harvey; Ian; Mark; Neil Mc.
This was the first of the ‘winter’ sub-50 miles club runs (PC to PC), but individual distances ranged from 49 miles to 60 miles.
North Norfolk Wheelers 