Ride report by Andrew B
Five riders met at PC on a relatively calm and surprisingly mild morning for a ride to Cafe Verde, Mattishall.
The planned route took us through East Beckham, Little Barningham, Itteringham, Oulton Street and Cawston, where Neil left for home due to domestic commitments. The remainder carried on through Haveringland, Felthorpe, Attlebridge and Weston Longville. At this point we encountered an unpublished road closure blocking our way over the A47 so we had to reroute via Peaseland Green, North Tuddenham and then through Clippings Green to Mattishall.
On arrival at Cafe Verde we all enjoyed a good lunch with choices ranging from the Full English breakfast (available all day) to Paninis, which were all excellent, with generous portions. As a bonus for Ian I ended up paying for his extra beans due to a bit of a mix up when paying!
As we had done extra mileage in the morning it was decided to miss out the planned loop around Mattishall and head straight back to PC retracing our track back to North Tuddenham were we stopped for the obligatory ice cream at Dann’s Farm Shop. Ian decided not to stop as he didn’t want to spoil his appetite for a planned evening meal (or to watch the Ryder Cup!). The remaining three riders then carried on through Woodgate, Swanton Morley, Billingford, Bintree, Foulsham, Hindolveston, Melton Constable, Stody, Hunworth and Baconsthorpe.
There was the usual race up to Hunworth which I took from Chris. Spurred on by this I attempted to take a long lead out on the climb up to Hill Farm only to take a wrong turn and wasted energy trying to catch up after turning around. It was then all on for the final sprint up to the finish along Red Barn Lane. Chris shrewdly slip streamed me up the hill and then shot past to take the King of the Mountain prize for the day. Well boys will be boys!
Overall a good days ride with an excellent route, the wind behind us on the way home, no rain and a nice temperature.
PC to PC 63.6 miles
Average speed 15.2 mph
(Ian 69.6 miles at 15.3mph)
Total Elevation 2238 ft
Riders: Mark M, Ian A, Neil Mc, Chris S, Andrew B.
Upcoming Rides –
Wednesday 1st October – North Creake Abbey
Saturday 4th October – Coast Café, Trimingham
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