The first big group ride of the training regime. 60-70 of us descended upon Halfords in Mitcham on Saturday morning & set off on a 64 mile loop into the Surrey Hills. The early part followed the route known well to those who have done the London to Brighton ride, before we headed through Banstead & up to Epsom Downs. Joining the Olympic road race course, we went up Box Hill the easy way, before bumping our way down over those annoying speed bumps. What goes down, has to go back up, and the climb up to Ranmore Common was the first of three challenging climbs (not my forte!). A brief lunch in Ewhurst, followed by two climbs (the second was the worst), and then we rolled into town. Guess we still need to get our group riding in order so that we can max the benefits, but great to ride with you Merv, Andrew, Terry & Richard. All told, 74 miles miles when I got home & over 1,300m of climbing.
Needless to say, I just wanted miles under the belt on Sunday & I persuaded Mrs Y to join me on reasonably flat 34 miles in the Surrey countryside around Lingfield. Quiet roads, early evening sunshine & yes the Garmin did its usual trick on rides that crossover.
Best news, however, is that I am less than £200 from the £3k target. Here's hoping that I can get there by Easter.
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