Believe it or not, this was my first ever Tuesday Night ride. I was very
impressed by the cohesion of the group of 12 that I led. Most of them had
ridden together on Tuesday rides before. I don't think I had ridden with
any of them before. They are a convivial lot and it was the first tour
where we had a smoke stop rather than a snack stop. That didn't stop them
from maintaining a brisk pace however, mostly over 30km/h. So as not to
break with a tour leading tradition of mine, I missed the Parkway turn
while heading south on RR 27 and ended up in Metcalfe, adding another 12km
- 15km to the trip. By the time we got back to Billings Bridge the sun had
been long gone down and we had needed Pat's powerful front light in the
dark to steer us around the potholes. The glow from Mike Apsey's cigarette
just didn't cut it. Since he had the brightest red tail light he was promptly
dispatched to the back to ride shotgun.
Tuesday night group rides with "Sir James" are a nice mid week alternative
for anyone looking for fun and to practise their group riding skills.
Try one soon, but don't forget to bring lights, just in case you get led
astray by those who should know better!
James D. Wilson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> I did not get a head count but we had between 15 & 20 cyclist, with three
> non-members, one new Penelope Kuster and a father and daughter team visiting
> from Australia.
>
> Celebrity night again with the presence of Avery Burdett.
>
> Pat our normal fast leader got a night off while I task Avery with the job
> of fast tour leader.
>
> I took the slower group including Penny who did very good for a first time
> rider in a group.
> She was quite impressed with the team work and could not believe that she
> had did 55 km's her longest trip so far.
>
> Route was Riverside Rd. East, Smyth Rd, Russell Rd., Hawthorne Rd., Leitrim
> to Farmers Way, Mitch Owen West, CR 27 South to Parkway Rd which becomes
> Apple Orchard to Manotick Station Rd., Mitch Owen to Bowsville Rd., Alert
> Rd., Uplands Drive, Breadner Rd and Royal Route (Uplands Base) Hunt Club to
> Riverside and Riverside to Billings Bridge.
>
> The slower group took a shorter route we turned West on 9th Line (Rideau
> Rd.) from Farmers Way to Bowsville Rd. which made our trip 55 Km's long.
>
> The fast group missed the turn onto Parkway and ended up in Metcalfe for a
> total of 72 km's.
>
> "Sir James" group made it back to Billings Bridge prior to the fast group
> and was able to welcome them back.
>
> It looks like I will have to start cutting back on the total distance as it
> is now dark at 8:30 PM.
> Cheers James
>
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