CLUB RUN LIST - WEEK SAT 20th AUG - BRIGHTON and Back

[Wayne Higgins]

nice photo. nice ride up with the 15s good company thanks john. not to sure what happend on the way back lot of us seem to off split up in little groups. any way a great day.. and good weather..

[Alan M]

Dint get to Brighton but Richmond Park eas interesting!
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[NeilAS]

Thanks Jon for a great 17's; lovely route if a little longer. Apologies for wimping out and taking the train back; 3 weeks off the bike (and on various beaches instread) certainly took it's toll. Thanks especially to Lyndsey (sorry for any mispelling), without whose motivation I would NOT have got up Ditchling, and to my fellow train colleagues for allowing me to sit with them despite shunning them at CSS!!!! A good day, thanks all.

Neil

[Rogan]

Great alternative route Andrew (you could write a guide book) and terrific company

[Andrew G]

By the way Rogan I forgot to say Coldharbour's longer than you think .

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

Thanks, Neil. I'm still cross with myself for the cock-up - riding down the Lewes main A road rather than some lovely lanes was not my intention!! I've ridden that route at least a dozen times and having looked at the map I can see where I went wrong but still can't make sense of it! Probably old age. I'm going back there next week to see how on earth I missed the turning - I'm obsessive when it comes to things like that.

Anyway, apart from that, nice to do something different than the usual ride down. Good bunch - Amy, Robbie, Rob, Lyndsey, Robyn, Steve, Pete, Mikel, Marek, Geraldine, and of course you Neil. Amy took us through the lanes parallel to Smallfield and I took us through Sharpthorne along side the Bluebell railway which probably added 5 miles to the journey. Rob got the Ditchling KOM, and Robyn the QOM. Waited at the top for ages for Lyndsey, Neil and Pete (who'd either dropped off the back and missed the turn or popped into the loo at Ditchling ). Met up with the 18s, quick chat and on to the Regency.

The usual delicious seaford pasta (under the cloudy skies that seem to be always only over Brighton) and then I took a small group back via Shoreham (where the sun came out and never left us)- Lyndsey, Tom, Steve, Robyn, and Pete. Fantastic airshow at the airport. We arrived just in time to see a P51 MUSTANG put on a spectacular display and as we were heading off a Spitfire and Hurricane swooped gracefully passed us. magic!

Steve and Lyndsey did most of the work on the way home - thanks fellas. Met up with John's 15 mphers just before Faygate as we waited to regroup after half my group missed the turn and went charging up the road!!! In the 'race for the cake' my group put a spurt on to lose the 15s (if they got there before us there'd be none left) but we also lost Robyn and Steve in the process

Going over the golf course I was really starting to suffer (still haven't recovered from my recent illness - well that's my excuse anyway) and even the thought of coffee and cake at Nonnas couldn't persuade me to do another dozen miles or so, so I said my goodbyes and bailed out at Redhill. Legs really ache today - but good fun as always. I clocked 160 kms door to door at 24.7 kph. thanks to one and all.

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

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The 17 mphers at the Crown in Turners Hill: Robyn, Grealdine, Robbie, Steve, Marek, Lyndsey, Amy, Jon, Neil, Pete, Mikel, Rob

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

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[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

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[Marky Mark]

Stupid me. I thought the Brighton rides were on the last Saturday of every month.

At least I managed a pleasent solo ride to the farm shop before Rusper.

Happy days. PS nice pics of Brighton.

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

[quote="Marky Mark"]Stupid me. I thought the Brighton rides were on the last Saturday of every month.

At least I managed a pleasent solo ride to the farm shop before Rusper.

Happy days. PS nice pics of Brighton.

[RachelB]

Absolutely fabulous photos Commodore, Excellent shot's, good to see everyone really really enjoying themselves, look's like J.Cz has a new "Junior team"

[quote="Jon C C on a Bianchi"][quote="Marky Mark"]Stupid me. I thought the Brighton rides were on the last Saturday of every month.

At least I managed a pleasent solo ride to the farm shop before Rusper.

Happy days. PS nice pics of Brighton.