About Three Hills and 10,000 km
For those of us who cycle, “every ride matters”. For me, this ride matters more than most because it was to be the last 200 km ride to achieve the Randonneur 10000 award for the second year running. For my earlier rides in October I’d been sticking as far as possible to roads where I would not encounter standing water. For this ride, I decided to follow a more challenging route with a couple of relatively demanding climbs; OK, nothing that would qualify me for AAA points but climbs nonetheless.
Churches with Water
On recovery days, generally after a 200 km ride, I often watch Youtube videos of ultra distance cyclists who stop at a shop or petrol station leaving their bike outside unlocked without a thought of its being stolen. Not a problem for them as there is usually a support or media crew outside. For the solo rider like me, it’s a risk too far, even with a cafe lock. I always start a ride with several bidons of energy drink or water but what to do when I’m running low and there’s no cafe nearby?
Here are four churches with water that I’ve found on my rides west of London.