Bike Oxford 80m Sportive

Sun September 13 2015
Listed by satkin55
  • Rated 84%
  • 80mi
  • Road
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Blackbird Leys (boy) first time sportive.
   Well, what a delight this turned out to be.
I hired a bike the day before, a Dawes touring model. Sit up handle bars, rack on the back. :)
 I had a picture in my head of The Oxford -Cambridge bike ride with all manner of bikes being ridden in   a leisurely fashion.
 Ha ha.. so you can imagine my surprise when I arrived at the Cherwell school to see a field of lycra covered athletes all with top of the range racing bikes.
 Unfazed I took up position with a group at the start gate. we were let off in groups of 10-15.
After a quick lap of Oxford we headed north to the hills around the Cotswolds.  Gosh it was tough.
I'd love to tell you all about it , each twist and turn, every word spoken to me, every wonderful sight seen. Alas I have no spare time for chatter
as tis a busy day for me  this morn.
What I will say is this.   I loved it all. :)
It was well organised, friendly, welcoming and quite tough in places.  I'd do it again next year on a proper bike then golly you watch me go.
100 Marathon Club, Woodstock Harriers AC
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