Morning Ride

Today’s attendees were myself, Mick, Bob and Norman.

Today’s ride was going to be a 35 easy ride but having ridden the route in preparation for the actual ride I found it to be medium to hard so changed it accordingly.

The ride started as last week along the Brighton Road and up Kerves Lane, the first of several hills. It was then on through Copsale and Maplehurst and up another two hills. It was tops off in Partridge Green as to sun had made an appearance.

The next part of the ride through Shermanbury was relatively flat, lulling the attendees into a false sense of ease. We then turned north towards Wineham and Twineham then east along Bob Lane, see below;


After Bob Lane it was on to Hickstead and turning north again to start the final six climbs up to Handcross. It was at this point that Norman confessed that he thought today’s ride was easy. No such luck.

Passing through Handcross we had lunch at the Mucky Duck (Black Swan) in Pease Pottage. After this Bob returned home to Crawley and Norman and I returned to Horsham.

No a very good turn-out but a pleasant, if hilly, ride.