24th July 2025:Coton (mod+)

A good CER turn out at Maggie’s in Yr Holt; enough riders for three groups this week.

 None of the usual ride captains in attendance so it was left to a lowly deckhand (me) to suggest a ride for the inbetweeners group! Although Fiona had an alternative, that I maybe should have gone with.

 Anyway Elwyn, Fiona, Kevin, Chris, (early for a change), and me, set off for the Bull and Dog, in Coton.

After escaping the bin day chaos of Farndon, we crossed the Barton road and with a nice tail wind, wizzed south straight past the intended left turn at Wetreins Lane. As I was unfamilior with the route I needed to keep a beady eye on the gps, as not for the first time we did a u turn.

 Soon after Elwyn & Fiona decided to break off and ride together, us remaining 3 amigos continued with me avoiding any conversation to concentrate on the little black line on my gps…lol

 The lanes were mainly traffic free and well surfaced all the way to Coton. Whoever plotted this route did a good job, for the first half anyway. Lunch at the Bull was excellent and quickly served outside, for us to share with the wasps, the price to be paid for a decent summer I suppose.

The ride ‘apres lunch’ was not so agreeable, the lanes up through Threapwood  were in a dreadful state, and  into a annoying headwind.  The whisperer of the winds absence now duly noticed.  Apparently he had a fight with a wasp, and the wasp won…lol

 On the last leg from Shocklach, we took turns at the front to enable a bit of drafting, I say we but of course Chris was the main leadout man..lol

Back to Maggies for a coffee after a decent 48 mls in a quickish time, 72 for Chris.

 Alan

See route map and/or gpx file download