Monday, 19 July 2010
Simon FitzMaurice writes: Perhaps threat of interment was no discouragement, because around a dozen riders were already at Brookside when I arrived this Sunday.I decided to avoid the usual route through Barton, but rather took the Trumpington Road to Grantchester, past Lord Archer's residence immortalised in their turn by Robert Brooke and John Graham.
The size of the group meant that there was a variety of riding speeds, meaning that frequent stops were necessary to re-group; accordingly at Bourn I abandoned plans to press westward through Great Gransden, but rather headed north along the rather shorter route through Knapwell and Conington.
As previously reported in these pages, the Axe and Compass provides well for the cyclist. Besides providing an excellent tea and copious secure cycle parking, it should be noted that they serve ice cream.
I was back in Cambridge shortly after 7pm, having completed a distance of 45 miles. Simon FitzMaurice.
1 comments from old website
I didn't ride directly to tea, but ended up cycling 70 miles that day. If you want to read about my day please see http://breatnacsblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/you-dont-have-to-set-off-from-the-start-with-the-ctc-rides/
Thanks
Damien