M7 Cycling Club

Motley Crew

Second Ride; Saturday 28th January
Route Organiser; Doug Freeman
Cyclists; Doug Freeman, Ian Hartland, Steve Darby, Dave Shuttleworth, Malc Bloxham
Statistics; 18.69 miles, average speed 11.10 mph, ride time 1:40:55

We left Harbury Village Hall at 13:05 on a beautiful sunny but cold day. As there was an arctic wind (14mph) from the North East, we set of in that direction hoping to take advantage of a tail wind on the return journey. The blue sky route avoided any motorways and took us via Bascote Heath, Welsh Road, Offchurch, Hunningham, Hunningham Hill, Snowford Grange, Stonebridge Lane, to Long Itchington.

As one of the team very sensibly missed out the Hunningham loop, going direct from Offchurch to Long Itchington, we were forced to arrange a regroup in the Buck and Bell where we had coffee. Please do not be confused by Dave Shuttleworth's "motley crew" photo, as the pints were merely props given to us by the Landlady who needed a cycling club photo for her pub literature. We then drank our coffee and made our excuses.

We returned to Harbury on the Bascote Road, through Bascote and Bascote Heath, then alongside the A425 on the pedestrian path (Pete Bones to correct) to Ufton, and looped back past Ufton Fields.

An excellent ride, good company and excellent coffee.

Cheers, Doug.