| Large crowds
watch Chris Froome as he wins the Tour de France again. It was the
first weekend of the school holidays and no doubt some of us Brits
heading for Paris were still stuck on the M2 at the whim of the French
customs official vetting their entry. Meanwhile, we met up in St Albans
for a lovely ride to Wrest Park in Bedfordshire. |
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| Away we went
along Gaddesden Row and via Studham up onto Dunstable Downs. At the top
soaring along the ridge, as well as the unmanned kites, were seven
brightly coloured paragliders, almost as acrobatic as the usual birds
seen around here and an amazing and a very pretty sight. Then it was a
fast descent down into Dunstable itself and the Cafe Latte for
elevenses. Just as we were scoffing Jackie arrived to join us. Now we
were five.
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we headed northwest towards Sundon. We got a bit snarled up where our
route crossed the M1 and the railway. Roads were closed, as they appear
to be building a new link road from the A5 onto the M1. From there it
was on to Sharpenhoe and down the 'Clappers', a lovely downhill leading
into Barton le Clay where Steve joined us making us six. |
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large loop approaching Silsoe from the east via an initially rough
track that led into and through Wrest Park. Some of us had sandwiches
and others went into the Star and Garter for a pub lunch. Whilst there
Adrian joined us and now there were seven heading for the tea stop at
Whitwell by going to the east of Luton. This involved the steep climb
from Hexton up Gravel Hill followed by a quick dash along Lilley Bottom
to arrive at Emily's for the traditional tea and cakes.
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the group started to split up as people headed towards their homes. When
I got back to St Albans I had done about 60 miles and although it had
been hot it hadn't been too bad. In summary a nice ride on a warm day.
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Peter 24/07/2016 |
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