You only get one sunday a week so make it a good one I say. Did a 60-odd mile ride: Lodge Moor Strines-langsett-flouch-T
Was interested to ride the Strines route, which the CTC have taken Sheffield City Council to court over as they say the poor quality of thr surfaces threatens a bid to get a Tour de France stage in Yorkshire. The Section just off the A57, which is in Derbyshire, was closed for repairs ands some mega patches had been put in. I was actually quite surprised how good the rest of it was - The bad bits were the valleys where the flooding and frost bridges had had a go at the surface. However the road through Upper Hopestones was appalling - literally a patchwork quilt.
After a cup of tea and a chip butty at Langsett Cafe, I took the TPT through to the south of Barnsley, which basically meant 5 miles or so downhill with the wind behind, stopped off at Old Moor for more tea and cake, and finished off with a pint at Wentworth before the run back into Sheffield. Altogether a great ride!
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Was interested to ride the Strines route, which the CTC have taken Sheffield City Council to court over as they say the poor quality of thr surfaces threatens a bid to get a Tour de France stage in Yorkshire. The Section just off the A57, which is in Derbyshire, was closed for repairs ands some mega patches had been put in. I was actually quite surprised how good the rest of it was - The bad bits were the valleys where the flooding and frost bridges had had a go at the surface. However the road through Upper Hopestones was appalling - literally a patchwork quilt.
After a cup of tea and a chip butty at Langsett Cafe, I took the TPT through to the south of Barnsley, which basically meant 5 miles or so downhill with the wind behind, stopped off at Old Moor for more tea and cake, and finished off with a pint at Wentworth before the run back into Sheffield. Altogether a great ride!
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max height 1191ft
min height:82ft
total asc:3159ft
total desc:3159ft
total asc:3159ft
total desc:3159ft
