What a weekend! Lunch with friends in Manchester, Revolution at the Velodrome, Salsa at CopaCabana, and still I got some hills in!
Last night Laine and I went to our first Revolution meet of this season. No major stars, but Luke Rowe, Jon Mould and Russell Downing kept the interest up. The major highlight though was tandem sprinting. I thought that Hoy v Kenny last year was immense, but this time we got to see four blokes slugging it out on two bikes round the track at over 40mph. Awesome!
Another great night at the Revolution, followed by the usual struggle to find the salsa venue, and then a night at the Old Trafford cricket ground hotel. What better place to wake up than overlooking the square.
We managed to squeeze in a couple of hills on the way back. No 72, the Rake, in Ramsbottom, was first. Ramsbottom was bizarre. It was a Sunday, but the main street was really busy and all the shops were open.
Then 74, Nick of Pendle from Sabden.
It was great to have Laine for company and for her to take some shots of me at the summit, rather than the usual bike photo. Two straightforward climbs, but yet again, no visibility as you can see from the Nick of Pendle photo below.
I’ve discovered a new way of doing the hills.. Drive to the top, freewheel down as a warm up, and then cycle back up to finish. Job done!
The GPS reads
3.18 miles, 290m of ascent.
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