The roads were less wet than last time, I’d left work earlier, it was a couple of degrees less cold and the sun was due to set a couple of minutes later. Big smiles all round! I took the Boardman out, partly since it had only had one run out this year, and partly because I hadn’t relubed the Tricross since its last encounter with the GT-85 squirter.
I was on call and I didn’t really feel a need to do that many. 25 or so would do, I thought. Set off on a fairly standard Twycrosser, except that I took the detour via Orton from Twycross to Sheepy.
I like the road between Twycross and Orton. It’s quite scenic, well-surfaced and quieter than a French vaccine clinic.
And I was enjoying myself even after running into light drizzle near Sheepy. Unfortunately that turned into light rain, then moderate rain. Pretty awful in the cold and dark. Came home the quickest possible way from there but still ended up with a few more miles than I expected, 28.33.
So – it’s not the most dismal cycling January on record. Seven rides and 244 miles. But I might do a few more on Sunday, although I’ll have to relube one of the bikes first.