The third DA Event of the year took place on Sunday 1st July. Based at Wisborough Green, this event gives participants the choice of four differnt 25 mile loops away from Wisborough Green - to the East, the West, the North and the South.
For the third year in a row, Pat and Frank kindly brought their motorhome so that we could use it as a base and to provide refreshments. Everything was set up at 10:00 hours and riders began arriving from the three parts of the West Sussex Member Group.
In total 16 riders attended and set off in small groups to tackle the delights of the various loops. The most popular route being the West with 8 people tackling it. The North was next most popular with 7 people enjoying it. The East and South loops has just two riders apiece. Hah! I hear you say - that makes 19! Where did the extra 3 come from? Well, three intrepid riders managed to fit in two loops - and 2 of them (Anne and Colin) had not only ridden to the start from Chichester but were riding back and probably clocked up somewhere in the region of 90+ miles for the day. Fantastic.
Generally speaking the weather was very good (considering) with blue skies and fluffy clouds for most of the day and just a couple of showers in the late afternoon. There was a blustery wind from the southwest but it wasn't always that noticeable when riding - most of the routes benefitted from using fairly sheltered roads.
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We are a group of cyclists in the Horsham and Crawley area belonging to the national Cyclists Touring Club (CTC). We meet every Sunday to cycle along the quiet lanes of West Sussex and Surrey and occasionally have days or weekends away to explore new areas. Each ride we try to produce a report on what we did and where we rode. This can give a good idea of the pleasure of riding in this beautiful part of the country as well as how easy it is to get around it by bike.
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