Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Training 25th Apr
| Riders | John & Andrew |
| Distance | 73.53 mi |
| Time | 6h36m24s |
| Average Speed | 11.13 mph |
| Ascent | 1297 m |
| Run.GPS Training Profile | |
This was our test run. Fully laden, camping, a there and back trip. We were heading for the Wye Valley and the weather couldn’t be much better, fine, mostly sunny with a southerly breeze and not too hot.
We set off from Andrew’s house (see photos of us posing before the start) and headed west into the Cotswolds. Sticking to minor roads almost exclusively we skirted south of Chipping Norton and north of Stow-on-the-Wold. The ride was undulating but nothing untoward. Downhill runs fully laden are exhilirating, the bike is stuck to the road and you feel much more secure without it skipping about. We stopped in the superbly picturesque village of Guiting Power for a coffee and croissant. Fresh from the oven and still hot. Yummy.
We then needed to climb steadily to the top of the scarp slope above Winchcombe and a fantastic drop down into the busy, but pretty, town. Disgusting public toilets though. We followed the route of the Gloucestershire steam line through Gretton and Gotherington before we stopped in Bishop’s Cleeve for lunch. There was a wide range of eateries in the town and they must face a lot of competition from each other. We elected for a jacket potato from a café.
After lunch a flat and rather dull section to get across the River Severn and beyond followed. The scenery was rural but not especially noteworthy. We had a brief section of busy B-road to get into Tibberton and a Mars Bar stop in Taynton. This was just after out first ever training rain, a very brief but heavy shower.
We needed to climb over the hills south of Ross-on-Wye, nothing particularly high or tough but we were tiring. We also missed a minor lane we needed and had to backtrack slightly. We reached the B4234 at Coughton and headed south to Kerne Bridge over the River Wye. This section is on the LEJOG route so we will be seeing this road again!
The final few miles were a bit rude as we were camping at the Welsh Bicknor YHA, a steep hill above Goodrich was climbed and a steep descent on a track led to the YHA. A beautiful location to camp with excellent facilities too.
It was a tough days ride but after a shower and some food we felt good and settled down to a cold night.
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