Wednesday 6th May 2020
Post date: 05-May-2020 10:06:11
Short solo ride report by Rosalind.
I set out early, south along Epinal Way to the One Ash roundabout on what appeared to be a most beautiful sunny morning. I realised by the time I got to the Quorn turn that the short fingered gloves I was wearing were insufficient for the temperature and that my hands were numb! Despite this I proceeded towards Quorn, turning right onto Woodhouse Road stopping briefly to take a photo of Quorn Station. At the church in Woodhouse I took the left fork passed Pestilence Cottage and followed that road all the way to the T junction on the edge of Rothley. There I took a left, following the road passed the entrance to Mountsorrel Quarry and down into Quorn. To add a little excitement to the ride, I turned left at the little roundabout in Quorn along Chaveney Road to join Woodhouse Road by the station. Finally left onto the old A6, left onto Epinal Way and home to find the 'window cleaners' doing a great job! Station.jpeg by Rosalind
Solo ride report by Phil
Following last weeks interregnum, your intrepid reporter is back with more inane banalities on the rides that we may have made together. Eschewing the early start that Mrs Hamson made, so as not to encounter ice, departure occurred at two p.m. and a pleasant ride into the wind down to One Ash started the journey . At One Ash it was right and through Quorn and Mountsorrel to the Red Lion in Rothley ,all in glorious sunshine. More traffic is evident, and one is tempted to ask, is your journey really necessary? Turning left, a mini Marianne Voss turned immediately across my bows in a most exciting manoeuvre. Barely had I begun to explain good grief, when her accompanying cyclist mother apologised for the incident which the seven year old had not even noticed. Inexperience and innocence! I carried on. Helped by a tail wind, Sileby and Barrow were traversed but sadly, the lovely smell of baking at the industrial unit opposite Slash Lane was noticeable by its absence. Maintaining good progress through the....On Soar villages, I arrived in Sutton Bonington only to be passed by a moped trailing a delightful atmosphere of Castrol R. I have not smelt that since watching pre-war Austin 7 S and the like at Mallory Park. Climbing Marle Pit hill and crossing the railway, it was great to see a goods train heading North. Sorry, no idea of the number or type of the locomotive. Then it was Kegworth, new Long Whatton climb and personal best , Hathern and home through town. There might be changes to the lockdown, heavily hinted at as early as next week so if you still have unfinished targets, pace yourself. We still have a number of sessions with the lissome and supple Adrienne, not forgetting Benjy.
Short ride report by Howard. (Ride reports don't get much shorter).Lynn and I enjoyed a short ride. Out on Route 6, through Garendon Park and Shepshed. Following Route 6 we cycled into Belton and past the Village Hall back across the B road we headed towards Thringstone before turning right to Osgathorpe. Having travelled about 7 1/2 miles we turned round to cover the remaining 7 1/2 miles in reverse of our outgoing journey.
Picture taken by Lynn at the usual place above the M1 on the return journey.
Good forecast for tomorrow but not so good for Coronavirus. We will be following Cycling UK updated advice https://www.cyclinguk.org/news/coronavirus-cycling-uk-updates-cycling-advice-following-tough-new-government-measures (which will updated as appropriate) and not riding in groups this week. However we will no doubt be getting our daily exercise in and often on our bikes, so if you take any photos please add them to our 2020_Coronavirus Album.
John's Short RideLovely sunny morning and I took my regular exercise route down to Barrow, through Cotes, on past Stanford Hall and then round via Brickyard Lane to West Leake. However rather than take Hungary Lane I carried on the main road as the low level of traffic meant the main road made a pleasant ride and then descended to Normanton via Butt Lane. From there it was home via Meadow Lane. Also popped out on Friday and found myself riding through what seemed to be a swarm of bees climbing out of Woodhouse Eaves and returned via Bradgate Park where there were a few more walkers and riders than on my previous visit, but the deer were still very much in evidence close to the roadway.