After a morning cycle rain around Tiptree in the dry (dry being a rare event in the August of 2010 in Essex), late afternoon suddenly brightened up, and offered blue skies, fluffy white clouds and a bit of sun. On the spur of the moment I swiftly put into operation a Cunning Plan that I had been hatching. A plan involving real ale….
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Sudbury is a lovely town to visit for its small shops, old buildings, hidden lanes, the Kingfisher Leisure Centre, and the River Stour. It’s only just over the border with Essex, and one of the best times of the year to visit is high summer,when the drive from Colchester is glorious. Today the fields were golden and combine harvesters were bringing the harvest in – on a day which started overcast and dull. Most of my cycling routes are circular ones to the south, west and north of Colchester. I tend not to look to the east, as getting out of town in that direction isn’t particularly easy, and you’ve got the busy A133 and B1027 heading out to the coast in that direction, and they aren’t particularly cycle-friendly.
Essex Days Out may well be represented on the day, and we may even do some live tweeting and live blogging! Watch this space! The BBC News website had an article on Saturday – ‘Rise of the Mamils (Middle Aged Men in Lycra)’ (link) which looked at men who take up cycling between the ages of 33 and 45. Sadly, I realised I was a couple of years older than that when I took up cycling – but I should point out that I took it up not for the fancy bikes that had become available, but because my knees weren’t up to running anymore, or anything like squash or badminton. |
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LEPRA are running a charity bike ride on 12th September in Colchester. On mainly off-road routes and cycle paths, with both 6 and 12-mile options, you can find out more about the event, which starts at Philip Morant School
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