AVP Evening Bluebell Ride

I and 7 other Pedallers pedalled out on Thursday night in glorious sunshine, hard to believe an hour earlier that it was still raining. A day of rain had, however, left its mark on the lanes as I, one of the few without mud guards, was to discover to my, and those in my wake, detriment!

We headed out to Offwell via - according to the map - Chapel Nap a 2 mile 500 ft climb with great views over toward Shute. We crossed the A35 and circled round Cotleigh along Old Chard Road, a quiet excellent riding surface with superb scenery. It was payback time at the end of this road, however, when we had to climb steeply, maxing out at16%, up to Stockland Hill. From here, it was a glorious high speed chain gang bast to the A35 and back to Seaton via Musbury.

We had one stop for Airfix to fix a snakebite puncture but otherwise this was another great ride out with 25 miles covered in just under 2 hours .. and 3 new PBs .. 1hr (16.3 mi), 10miles (30m:15s) and 20km (41m:35s).. feeling good!