Cotswold Tempest Sportive Sat 21st July 2018

[ChrisP]

The club sportive trio got together again for this rather Up & Down Tour of The Cotswold.

This is an eight o'clock start from Warwick Race coarse,

A few more there than I expected.

Lining up waiting to get out onto the road.

 

Don't know who the young lady is just trying to show the number of cars on the

other side of the race track.

Start climbing early.

Where has everyone gone.

Now for the serious stuff.

Trouble holding camera and climbing at the same time or I was going extremely fast.

 

Tess on her way.

Not looking to happy but made the top. Another shaky pic.

Looking back towards Stratford  from the top.

Tess looking much happier.

More climbing ahead.

First feed stop 50 miles in.

Still more climbing the last hard section up the side of Sunrise Hill to come 

out the top of Edgehill.

After the climbs it was good to drop down Edgehill itself and head for Kineton turning

left there we headed for Pillerton Priors and a welcome second feed stop now about 80 miles covered only 20 to go.

Taking a well earned rest in the afternoon sun.

The last leg took us down past Walton Hall into Wellesbourne and finally back ( up again )

to Snitterfield before dropping into Warwick to collect our Gongs and goodies. 

Another great day out in the sun a couple more months of this will be fine.

On the return home we took a break at the Fleur de Lys Inn Lowsonford to discuss the days efforts.

And  partake in the odd beer or two.

 

 

 

 

[Leigh]

What does odd beer taste like and why is it odd?  Well done to you all .