Whilst Chris and Simon were off racing in the Cotswolds that left Stuart and I (Steve) to return to one of our favourite rides. After the excesses of the Wayfarers Wheelers fundraising Disco on Saturday night we decided to have a late start. We set off at the gentleman's hour of 9am in glorious sunshine, and whilst the clouds did appear later we had great weather all morning.
Our ride took us first over Watership Down at Sydmonton then South towards Whitchurch before turning West to St Mary Bourne. The route then follows the Bourne valley through Hurstbourne Tarrant, Upton and Vernham Dean heading toward Oxenwood. We peeled off the main road to climb up past the Shalbourne Gliding Club who were making the most of the weather. The steep decent into Shalbourne marked the turning point toward home. On another day we may have taken in some hills on the way back, but instead opted for for the easier route through Ham, Inkpen and Ball Hill.
38 miles in total at a steady 14mph was all we needed to clear our hangovers.
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