Short Ride Report by John It was a miserably cold and damp day and John had got a pain in the neck, so he was only offering a very short ride to Normanton on Soar. After the other three rides had departed just Max, Derek, Mick and Myles remained. The riders departed Loughborough via Meadow Lane, where initially John had to stop when his chain came off. While waiting for him to get going again, Mick discovered that he had a puncture. As he didn't fancy struggling with fixing it in the cold weather, he decided to abandon the ride and return home. The remaining riders then ascended Leake Lane and then descended to Rempstone Road from which they turned left to drop down to Brickyard Lane which they followed to West Leake. They then joined Landcroft Lane, despite the "Road Closed" signs and negotiated their way through to Marle Pit Hill. Here they discovered that major work was being undertaken on the road bridge, but seeing Harold Heyworth ascending with his bicycle ga...

Short Ride Report by John The sunshine produce a high turnout, so that even after three groups had departed thirteen riders remained who were opting for a short ride. Howard kindly offered a ride to a new cafe near Sutton Bonnington which left John leading Mick, Chris, Andrew, Myles, Duncan, Helen (a new rider) and Rob to Bradgate Park. New Rider - Helen The group set out via Cross Lane and through Shelthorpe and followed the old A6 through Quorn before climbing Wood Lane to Granites, where they encountered the group led by Graham that had taken a more ciruitous route. Both groups headed across the Ridings to Rothley Station where John's group paused to allow the groups to split and avoid any confusion. Here they were joined by Eric. Mick leading Myles, Eric and Chris in Bradgate Park The riders continued past Cropston Reservoir to Bradgate Park, where a friendly warden was happy to open the main gates for the group to pass. The sunshine had also brought out many walkers and ri...