Last Tuesday was the seasons longest Tuesday Night Tour. They will start to get shorter now.
Sir James was very busy trying to sort out the cyclist for the two speed groups and explaining the rules to two new OBC members in which one was a little nervous about doing 68.1 Km's to Metcalfe. Both Pat and Scott were present to lead the faster group which was a real help and I supplied both with route maps, as it appeared that I was only to have 5 in the slower group out of (quick count) of 27. Route took us Riverside Dr. East, Smyth Rd., Russell Rd., Hawthorne Rd., Whyte Side Rd., Ramsayville Rd.. Mitch Owen CR # 8, 8 th Line to Metcalfe, CR # 6 Main Street Metcalfe to Highway 31, John Quinn North to Parkway Rd., East to Greely, Apple Orchard Rd. to Manotick Station Rd., Bowesville Rd to Alert Rd., to Airport Parkway, Riverside Dr. Billings Bridge. The members of the slow group were given the option to take a shorter route as I felt that they would not make it back before dark. However they all decided to do the whole ride and watched the faster group depart Metcalfe as they arrived. You could not ask for a better night other than the cloud cover that blocked out the setting sun, cool and no wind. However, As expected the pace started to slow a little as some were riding I expect their longest ride. We again ran into part of the faster group at Bowesville Rd and Alert, were there had been a accident. I was informed by Pat that a wheel touched, a veered , a crash, three cyclist involved. One bike not rideable. Pat had matters in hand and Rob was returning with his van to pick up the bike and rider. They appeared okay at the time, but one hurt his wrist and the other seemed a little dazed to me and may well find they did some damage to themselves. As their was very little that I could do that was not already in hand I ask Pat to phone Tom our Touring Director with the facts as best he could. I learned on returning to Billings Bridge that Scott was further back and did not see the accident. Well at least My slow group returned safe, or did they? After informing the group at Mitch Owen and Bowesville Rd. that if they wished to leave the pack for a more direct route to home that it was okay as long as they let me know. I was talking to one of the new members on Bowesville Rd. just before Alert Rd. We stopped for the accident and then I though it best to get the slower riders home. On waiting and checking at Alert and Airport Parkway, no new rider or at least I only had one of them. So we returned to Billings Bridge as a group of four and hope our new member who was asked to stay between John Twemlow and me (both had big lights) made it home safe? It really was a nice ride, cool and no wind, Oh well there will be many more safe ones in the future I'm sure. Cheers :-( Sir James E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.ckap.ca Mailing Information page : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/c-kap/members Unsubscribe-Send E-mail to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] You must be a C-KAP member to subscribe as this is a closed mailing page. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
