So the weekend started off on Friday night, with ride fuel
of chilli and jacket potatoes. We had a
longish ride ahead the next day so it was an early night, well for all apart from
the sleepover girls in the room downstairs.
There was raucous laughter and loads of giggling going on, I nearly
moved my bed downstairs so as not to miss out...Apparently it was something to
do with a half naked man swinging on a huge metal ball (don’t ask!!) or was
that Saturday...
Anyway, back to the cycling, the plan was to do one of my normal
winter training routes which was around the Vale of Belvoir, the flattest route
around, apart from a 19% climb out the Vale (well done little Soden for QOM on
that one)!
The wind gave us a real battering throughout and I had a
good lesson in what I should be eating by bonking half way round (how embarrassing),
but we carried on and feedback was that the Yorkshire lasses enjoyed the flat terrain
as it was a nice change from the norm.
Saturday night included a feast of bangers and mash by head
chef Karen (spot on) and more sleepover laughs.
On Sunday, I decided to take the GB team out around the
Charnwood Forest and sample a few of the hills, including (hill climb race) Polly
Botts, Beacon Hill and the lumps around Whitwick.
Overall a fantastic
weekend, great to ride with teamies, thanks all!
by Linda
Feb 2014
