We had hoped to have a backup vehicle with us on the Tour to carry luggage more than anything but sadly this option is no longer available. If this means you won’t be coming on the Tour, please let us know.
The Suffolk Tour page has been updated with all the latest info.
This year’s tour will be on the Golden Jubilee bank holiday – June 2nd to 4th.
Tour details are currently being finalised and will depend on numbers but we’re going to take three days (around 40 miles per day) to potter around Suffolk – starting and ending in Bury St Edmunds. That means we’ll have two nights away camping or, if you prefer, B&B. However, B&B spaces are limited so you will have to share rooms and book early. A support vehicle will also be on hand and it will be possible to transport luggage for you.
The cost including train fare and excluding meals should be around £40 for campers and around £75 for B&B.
If you’re interested please contact JT as soon as possible and please state whether you’re a definite or tentative and if you’ll be camping or B&B.
We have recently received the latest membership list from head office. With the additional post codes that we added at November’s AGM, there are now a total of 361 members. That must make us the largest cycling club in the area.
Weather update: As I write it’s Thursday lunchtime and Sunday’s forecast is for rain until 4pm and 15-17mph cross-headwind on the way home. Unless this improves dramatically we won’t be doing this ride – we’ll revert to a Weekend 40.
The Long Last Weekend ride on April 29th will be a little different. We’re going to head for St.Ives and we’ll use the Cambridge Guided Busway from there to Cambridge.
The photo shows what to expect if you’ve never heard of the Guided Busway. Car-free, smooth tarmac all the way from St.Ives to Cambridge! On the advice of our friends at CTC Cambridge we’ll leave the route a little bit early to have a simpler run-in to the town centre.
If you don’t fancy doing the full long ride you can easily get the train back to Peterborough from Cambridge, or Huntingdon.
Aldi have more cycling specials in-store on Thursday 3rd May.
The highlights include a waterproof and wind resistant softshell jacket for £14.99 and an windproof, waterproof ultralight rain jacket for £9.99. Bargains!
Vivacity in partnership with Peterborough City Council, Peterborough NHS, Living Sport and British Cycling are hosting a 2012km challenge for cyclists and adapted cyclists on Wednesday 18th April at 6.00pm at Peterborough Athletics Track.
The 2012km Challenge will be for cycling clubs, groups and individuals to come to the track with their bikes and help attempt 2012km of Peterborough Athletics Track as part of the launch of this springs SkyRide Local Rides and also the 100 day countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
This Saturday we’re visiting Johnsons of Old Hurst, a new (to us) tea room on a farm. The ride will begin from Norman Cross (in the car park behind the hotel). There’s quite a variety of animals on the farm including Ostrich, Red Deer, Donkeys, Emus, Peacocks, Llamas, and Nile Crocodiles. Yes, Crocodiles. So they should be able to cope with a few hungry cyclists!