I give you two reports for the price of one!
Sunday 12th October 2025
Alan's first lead for C&M & Polesden Lacey was the 11's where the service was mostly slow (two machines, one operative)!
After a quick discussion, the climb through Denbies was favoured over Ranmore Common Road which Alan had originally planned.....
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| Photo by Alan |
Ruth & Jan were 30 minutes behind us having arrived at PL after we'd left.
Ruth took this wonderful picture of Ranmore church as if to prove it!
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We bid farewell to Clive & Brian just after the decent of Crocknorth Road as we started to climb Green Dene to a another photo op at the top of Staple Lane & by now the sun had made an appearance.....lovely!
Passing Terry & Niall at Pinnocks, Alan pressed on to The Seven Stars where an empty stomach & deep pockets were an advantage!
But I did think their bike racks deserved a photo....
A 'Rudge', rod brakes & rear hub dynamo.
By now we were down to four soon to become two...enjoying the Autumn sunshine at Rykas - tea 4 2.
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| Pog on the big screen! |
Thanks to Alan for the route & leading on what turned out to be a beautiful Autumn day.
Route before changes
Uphill 23% Downhill 21% Flat 56%
Sunday 19th October 2025
My ride started from Mayfield Epsom......think all things vaguely lavender in smell, colour & wotnot but today a kind of Halloween event for the kids is taking place.
Pricey I'd say & strangely the cups were served only half full (the guy in front had to ask "are these just Sunday prices"?
We said our goodbyes to Alan & Dave who had ventured out of their front doors on this miserable day (recovering from colds etc).
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| Picture by Dave with my Viking Conquest |
For those interested, info provided to me by the seller.
Chris joined me on a mostly wet ride to Wetherspoons in Oxted....
Thanks to Chris for keeping me company & backmarker.....Chris.
33 miles to Oaks Park (we parted company in Purley)
17% uphill 17% downhill 66% flat
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