Clifford French 28/08/2024 Clifford French 28/08/2024

Randonax 2024 - Dave Morrison Excels!

Leader of West London Cycling, Dave Morrison always finds really interesting routes. For his Randonax on 26 August, he really excelled himself! I’d ridden in the general area but kept saying to myself “Never ridden that lane before, must include it in one of my routes”. The 70 km section from Wing, round to the north of Milton Keynes and then south to Winslow was a real gem: thank you, Dave!

Clifford French 18/08/2023 Clifford French 18/08/2023

Returning to a failed ride

I prefer uneventful rides. Depending on how I feel, I choose rides that are just within, or just at the limits of, my perceived capabilities. Back in May 2022 I entered the Audax Dinton 100 starting from Dinton Pastures, just outside Reading. I decided to ride this as an ECE - extended calendar event - riding about 50 km from home to the start and 50 km back home afterwards. About 45 km from home I shipped the chain changing up from the small chain ring; it became completely stuck between the small chain ring and the frame and I had to abandon.

Clifford French 10/04/2023 Clifford French 10/04/2023

Double Dutch Infinity Beckons

The weather continued its pattern for March and the start of April. For the last few weeks the rain had bucketed down, ceasing only for Audax rides. The Double Dutch Infinity Beckons is a 200 km ride from Huntingdon to Kings Lynn and back to Huntingdon, passing fields of daffodils and taking in some virtually traffic free roads alongside the rivers and drainage dikes that are essential to the survival of the landscape. Almost flat, it is an ideal first 200 km Audax.