Only 6 out with the Amblers today. However, it was a great ride in fantastic weather. We headed over to the Mumbles for tea and cake at a fair old lick, which only slowed to allow thousands of pink attired ladies to pass as they headed out of Swansea in the Race for Life. After a pleasant break by the seaside we shooshed back at a very un-Amblers like average speed of 19mph helped by a slight (very slight
) tailwind. Some big turns on the front by Andrew S and Neil Bartlett who has obviously been training too hard and watching too many Tony Martin stage wins in the Tour. Riding with the Amblers you don't expect to trouble the leader board on too many Strava segments but such was our speed today down the new road near Port Talbot that Jonathan Spink now sits in 4th place on that stretch, with a certain Thor Hushovd nailing first place (was he visiting his old mate Maggie Backstedt?). Impressive stuff!
On a personal note I must apologise for the state of my shorts which, unknown to me have completely worn through and were showing a less than shiny pair of buttocks!
The riders were: Pete Phillips
