On Wednesday 9th June team member George Dean undertook an 80 mile training ride from Oxford to Cambridge to return for a 3 day team bonding, training and organisation camp.
Departing from Oxford in mid-morning the scenic ride began well, with the new Trek 7.3 dealing easily with the rolling hills of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Indeed the only complications came from the young and inexperienced riders over-enthusiastic riding style which resulted in the seat working loose. Heading further East Dean happily passed over the Grand Union canal through Woburn country park and over the M1, marking the halfway point of the journey. Though still with plenty 'in the tank' thanks to 'the hogs' packed snacks the next 20 miles dragged as picturesque Buckinghamshire gave way to the great planes of Bedfordshire and the boredom of riding alone set in. Thankfully help was soon at hand as team members Pearson and Gimson appeared over the horizon to meet the tiring Dean at the 60 mile mark in Sandy. After a sizeable round of sugary snacks to replenish Pearson the three happily powered through the last 20 miles finding the camaraderie of group riding to detract from the dullness of the featureless Cambridge countryside, any tiredness in the legs and even the steady rain that fell for the last 15 miles.
All in all a successful trip, Dean commented at the end "the first 40 was fine, but after that the monotony of riding alone wasn't great - despite the rain the last 20 when riding as a 3 was much more fun and is making me really look forward to getting out as a 6 and starting the trip to Casablanca..."
Jeremy Ournalist
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