20 Miles around London somewhat unexpectedly as a lazy Sunday turned out to be anything but!
Evey Allsopp had a yellow card to come and do her very first Sunday
London Ride - on her fab road bike - wooohooooooooooo!!!
We met at Victoria Station and headed up to Hyde Park Corner. Ooo it was cold. 2 degrees is nippy! A few minutes later Benborp arrived. He had already met Evey Chez Allsopps when swapping turbos apparently!
We met at Victoria Station and headed up to Hyde Park Corner. Ooo it was cold. 2 degrees is nippy! A few minutes later Benborp arrived. He had already met Evey Chez Allsopps when swapping turbos apparently!
We waited for
the Household Cavalry to go by as it is always so impressive to see.
Then off down Constitution Hill where I was overtaken by a whirlwind -
Evey shot off like she has been cycling at speed all her life. Wowser!
Ben and I definitely heard "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" reverberating along
the wall of Buckingham Palace gardens. Fabulous! When we caught up
with her, there was a very large grin on her face!
We headed
down to Parliament Square, along the Embankment, through the City and
Canary Wharf to Trinity Buoys Wharf where we consumed buckets of tea
whilst chatting about all sorts of things - children, theatre, wardrobe
(Andy Allsopp your wife needs thicker socks - her feet were frozen!)
cleats to name a few subjects covered.
On the way back, heading westwards the headwind was decidedly unpleasant but that didnt stop Evey from speeding along Commercial Road at 20mph. Thank goodness for traffic lights!
It was all great fun and I hope that the smile on Eveys face is a sign that Sunday London Rides are to be revisited frequently - if not weekly! FNRttCs are looking highly likely and Evey will be at the top of the hills before I can say "Stopping"!!
What we wore: I wore lycra leggings, a Baa Baa merino baselayer, a longsleeved cycling top and Gore Oxygen jacket which performs perfect temperature control, is windproof and waterproof. I wore my cycling shoes with two pairs of woollen socks. Evey wore leggings, a sweatshirt and a cycling top borrowed from her husband. On her feet she wore trainers. Ben wore cycling leggings, a cycling top and cycling shoes with special cleats I havent seen before. The cleat is on the pedal not the shoe.
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