While I waited for Dan (Lloyd), Gareth (Montgomerie) and Mark (Hutt) making their way from Cobham, I chatted to Simon from Nirvana Cycles, Westcott. I mentioned the recent MBR article about the Hurtwood Estate 'conflict issue' to which he was somewhat surprised and concerned about making a big deal of nothing.
['Holmbury Hill' - MBR, Feb 09 issue, Pg 60]
Our pace was hot with very little stopping. We ascended like billy goats and traversed the descents with elegant precision. Our small group reminded me of the Nirvana Saturday rides I used to ride 4 years ago - quick xc pace with little interruptions.
We hit most of the local hot spots including Summer Lightning, Barry, Switchbacks and many others. Unfortunately, as I don't know the routes I can't detail the complete route. We stopped briefly at Peaslake Village Stores for flapjacks. We also made our way to past Winterfold and finally to Shere. We went our separate ways at the Gomshall/North Downs intersection.
[Mark Hutt, Gareth Montgomerie, Dan Lloyd and me outside Peaslake Village Stores]
I was really impressed with Dan's riding. I honestly thought he was a pure roadie, but after a little chat I found out that his roots are with mountain biking. Dan was riding his Cannondale Taurine 4 mountain bike and looking pretty smooth on it too. He went on to tell me that he is riding for the Cervélo TestTeam this year (from AN Post). Unfortunately Cervélo don't do a mountain bike so his Cannondale will have to do. He mentioned he's off to the team training camp in a couple of weeks and he was excited about it. Here's wishing Dan a great 2009 race season with many wins.
Ride stats:
Time: 04:08
Distance: 73km
Average HR: 151bpm
Average Temp: 0.5 degrees C
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