Miles Better

Good weekend for cycling - just as planned for a change. Saturday was a 37.5 mile combo route [2 previous rides mixed together]. From home I climbed up to Horsehay before dropping down into Ironbridge via Jiggers Bank, followed by a stiff 2 1/2 mile climb up to Broseley & out through Wiley & Barrow before a speedy descent into Much Wenlock, but that was nothing to the descent from Farley down into Sheinton & Cressage...Wow! - I'm gald I was going down it & not cycling up it [maybe one day]. Once into Cressage I picked up my Acton Burnell route riding along some glorious undulating lanes before finishing with the 6 mile flat sprint home along the A5 etc.

Sunday I was joined by Darren & Lee for a 54 mile route out to Worfield & Albrighton - this is the route I had planned to do last week which was cut short by my Garmin battery failure and me not knowing the exact route. But today was different and this is an excellent undulating ride with several climbs - nothing too steep but enough to drain the legs. 1 small issue was that the Cosford Air Show was in full swing and the lanes were a wash with cars & people having picnics - so we had very few places for a p**s stop?