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Friday 21 October 2022

20th October 2022 : Great Budworth (brisk)

What to write about today's ride from Rose Farm to the Westage Ice Cream Farm in Great Budworth? Well, there were three of us, Ivan with John W and myself, and it rained nearly all the time.

Starting out towards Little Budworth, there was misty rain and then it started to rain all the way on this figure-of-eight route. Why are the two Budworth's 15 miles apart? – Wiki has info on both if you are interested.

So like Jeremy C, I'll not write much about this ride – did I mention the rain? – I'll tell you all about the magnificent ride the Seven Fast Boys rode on a gloriously sunny Tuesday this week. Setting off from Whitchurch, we enjoyed a 60 miler that went clockwise via Market Drayton to end up in Shawbury for lunch in the Bakery. Lots of Salopian long dry lanes, passing by Ellerdine Heath, to Shawbury where we had a Special Ride in October 2015. You can view the ride here.

Back to today's ride, Winsford and Wharton aren't particularly pretty in the sunshine, so today's visit wasn't a visual disappointment. Out in the country now via Davenham and Lach Dennis, we zoom through Lower Peover to arrive at the big new roundabout on the outskirts of Knutsford. Using the Tan Tabley Transfer, we head west to the warm embrace of the Ice Cream Farm. 

We sit inside and enjoy a hot meal and drink whilst setting the world to rights as per usual – although at the moment I don't think it is possible to do so given the mess we are in. Back on our bikes it's now 1300 and, given that it's still raining, we split for home eschewing the rest of the route back to Rose Farm. So it's the direct route back via Little Leigh and a dripping Delamere Forest.

We are back in Chester shortly after 1500 with 65 wet miles ridden. For me it was instructive as I was still trialling my new steed and it performed well I am pleased to say.

So thanks to Ivan and John for leading the 16 mph average speed charge and for finding all the big hills on the way home.

See route map and/or gpx file download 

CA

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