Considering the damp, chilly weather there was an impressive mêlée of 26 Oggies clustered around Physiques Gym car park this morning waiting for the off at 0900. Nine of the group headed out with the Chasers for a mixture of cyclo-cross, swimming and occasionally road riding around the Vale. As we hit the Coast road after Ewenny the extent of last night's flooding was apparent, with the river levels being higher than any of us could remember. As a special treat we took in the cheeky and very slippy hill up to Norton, before heading a round the lanes to Llantwit and through a series of rivers posing as roads between Llanmaes and Bonvilston. The roads got slightly drier after Sycamore Cross and we headed back to Cowbridge via Gross Faen for coffee and cake, or in Nick (Helium Legs) Langley's case a 3 course Sunday Lunch mashed into a single giant Costa's cup.
We headed home via Nash Point, Llysworney, Ruthin and Pencoed for a ride of just under 50 miles. By the end of the ride we all looked as if we'd spent a shift grave digging after 'enjoying' the Vale's soaked lanes but we were mystified by the immaculate boys from Forza who we bumped into in Costa's who looked cleaner than the dead dude from Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), despite having ridden the same lanes as us. Obviously class tells in more ways than just speed! It was slightly scary to see Nick Langley floating past me up Norton Hill, clearly his TUE for Asthma consisting of Super Size Me cream covered cakes and coffee is starting to take effect!
Out today were:
Chris Goodwin
Will J
Tony M
Nick 'Helium Legs' Langley
Jonathan S
Mal
James
Wayne Evans (good to see you back buddy)
Mark P
See you next week.
