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Wall to wall sunshine forecast again this week for a 60 mile jaunt over to Pontardawe/Clydach

https://www.strava.com/routes/3464749404861587616

With just a 40% chance of rain it's going to feel positively balmy 
https://www.strava.com/routes/3454785897299312504
See you all at 9.00am

Despite the previous reassurances from Big Pharma that supplies of man up pills would return to normal, issues within the ordinarily highly efficient supply chain prevented shops across South Wales from restocking this vital cycling supplement. A spokesperson for Big Pharma stated that "despite production capacity being increased in the preceding days, logistical partners had decided to prioritise the delivery of more profitable lines such as garage heaters and soft padded seats, at the expense of essential commodities such as man up pills"
Undaunted by the disappointment of Big Pharma's ability to build sufficient resilience into its transportation processes, 4 riders made it to  Brackla, for the final 9.30 start of the winter. Having dug deep into our wardrobes to find some big boy pants 3 Dicks - Bowmer, Davies and Lewis turned up accompanied by Mark R for a 45 mile trundle out to the airport and back, for a ride in conditions that whilst seemingly treacherous to your timid Sunday morning Zwifter / Rouvy Rider were water off a ducks back for the boys in big boy pants.
A coffee stop at Cafe Velo was a step too far for Richard D, whose pants had split at the back, necessitating a swifter ride home. Cafe Velo also provided evidence that the scarcity of man up pills was having an effect in the suburbs of Llantwit Major - for it was there that we found 2 hapless members of the cycling community stuck down by the unavailability of man up pills - Mark Pope and Roy Richards. Such was their dependency on the essential pills that they had travelled in civilian clothing to Cafe Velo, in the ultimately fruitless hope of finding some pills. Indeed the frustrated Roy started smashing Cafe Velo crockery, forcing him into an embarrassing situation of having to purchase a second coffee for him and Mark as a way of apology.
Next week we revert to the usual time of 9.00 am where any garage grunting, screen watching, watt munching, rain phobic, can't let my bike get dirty Zwifters/Rouveyers/ Peleton are more than welcome to come and join us all in the land of eternal internal sunshine 🌞

https://www.strava.com/routes/3435633280328693390
9.30 start

Proposed route for Sunday
https://www.strava.com/routes/3393972448604036486

https://www.strava.com/routes/3378515371767245502

Potentially a hot one !

A big turnout today for the Ogmore Ageing Massive for the ride up to Abercynon.
Andy, Tim, Karl, Carl, Scott, Mark J, Mark R, Nigel, Reece, Paul and myself were out for the 53 miles of the route. A round about ride taking in the sights of Coity, Brynna,Creigeau, Taffs Wells before heading up the valley and turning at Abercynon. Coming back down the valley things got slightly faster and we took the opportunity of a Bradley's coffee in Pontypridd.
Big turns on the front from MarkR, Nige and Reece ensuring the average speed crept up.
Scheduled stops today just 1
Unscheduled pee stops - 3 proving that the Ogmore Ageing Massive are still ageing 😁

Proposed route for this Sunday, coffee in Cowbridge

https://www.strava.com/routes/3322974723546661760