Loughborough Wednesday Cyclists

As it was the day of the Yuletide Lunch many riders had decided that sorting themselves out for the event took priority over a ride on a rather wintery morning. However Neil (first time out with the group), Howard, Ian, Alan, John and Mike had decided to venture out. Since some wanted to get to the lunch a short ride ending up in either Quorn or Mountsorrel was agreed upon.  The group set out through Loughborough and onto Meadow Lane, turning south in Stanford to Cotes and then through Walton on the Wolds. At the cross roads at the Salt Way Howard and his brother Neil decided to head back for Loughborough so they would have time to change and get to the lunch. The remaining riders then headed east towards Six Hills turning off at Berrycott Lane to descend to Seagrave.  The decision then had to be made as to whether to head for Barrow or Sileby. As time was moving on the Sileby option was chosen with the riders proceeding on to coffee at Stonehurst Farm in Mountsorrel. Here Mike left th

Long Ride report by Vic. It was cold and overcast on Wednesday morning when about 20 of the usual suspects assembled at the meeting point on Holt Drive. There were a few of the regular leaders absent, so myself Howard and John C. were tasked with this role. Howard declared first and offered a shortish ride to Syston, I was next offering an alluring choice of a long ride to Hill top Farm or Buttercups, however JC had played his cards close to his chest and pulled a rabbit from under his hat, offering the prospect of a short ride to a new cafe at Bawdon Lodge. I could see that the allure of my offering was fading and so I was left with a motley bunch of 5 misfits. It was with resignation that Dave, Paul, Rob, Mick and myself set off towards Quorn via the cycle path, crossing horns with Howard's large group entering Quorn. We proceeded at a stately pace via Mountsorrel, Sileby, Cossington, E. Goscote, Queniborough and then onto one of Micks favourite lanes, Ridgemere Lane from

A sunny but slightly chilly autumn morning saw another good turnout on a day when the autumnal colours were at their best. Short Ride Report by John After the other 3 rides had departed John, Ian (who we had not seen our for a couple of years), Lyn, Derek, Phil and Patrick decided to try and find the best autumnal colours and the best cake by heading for Bradgate Park and the Jade tea room in Newton Linford. To ensure that Phil was properly challenged the group decided to escape from Loughborough using the path past Mucklin Wood to Woodhouse. The riders then headed for Swithland and on to  Bradgate Park. After partaking of the excellent fare at the tea room the riders returned through the park and back to Loughborough via Cossington, Swithland, Woodhouse and Quorn. Arriving back in Loughborough just after noon. Intermediate ride to Kinoulton David led, accompanied by Pat, Margaret and Betty. It was a mild November morning, and the sun came out strongly for the second half of t

Long Ride Report, by Alan. Another golden rule broken. On signing the oath of allegiance when joining the Wednesday Cycling Group, rule number 1 was, never ever to cycle in the rain. That rule was sadly broken today and John should be subject to firm disciplinary action for sending the groups off in a light drizzle. We are all too old to get wet whilst outdoors. Onto the long ride ... My route was to loop around Scraptoft a distance of 41 miles. I could see from some of the faces that that idea didn’t exactly resonate, in fact I’m sure I saw Phil actually shudder. Maybe it’s the unappealing name? It was left to my loyal companions, Trish, Vic and Marcus, (collectively known variously as “The Monday Crew”, “The Monday Splitters” or more commonly as “those F***ing Splitters”), to set off with me. We meandered through the new build housing estate to emerge at the Aldi roundabout. From there it was off to Cossington via Quorn, Mountsorrel,and Sileby. We skipped over the Syston Road/