A very pleasant ride with the club. After last night's Xmas do, many of the guys were feeling a bit under the weather, so the pace was fairly slow for the first couple of hours, but there was plenty of chatter and fooling about as usual. We were joined by a few other riders, making our numbers about 15 or so. David was out with us today, but sadly no Werner who is probably still recovering after his crash...
A few turned back just outside of Ware, but about 10 of us carried on. The sun was out and although it was still very cold, the spirits were high and it was a great day to be out. On the way back, Ben, Steve and Trevor started giving it a bit of throttle and it felt good to be in the pain box for a while.
After Hertford David and i went to the front to give it some hurt, only to be a bit lacking by the time we reached the foot of Essendon. I dropped to the back once the climb started to do it at my own pace and ended up over taking 5 or so guys on the way up. I continued to chase up Elephant and almost caught up, but it wasn't enough to latch on for the next 5km of flat for which I chased alone. Before Potters Bar I caught Costa, but was caught behind a traffic light. I waited for a few other to catch up and the chase was on again through to Whetstone where we ended up only about 30-seconds behind the front guys.
Coffee was well deserved at the cafe, but as punishment for not staying with the leaders, I refrained from carrot cake...
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