Well, that wasn't very nice today. Looking forward to a ride out with Graham, at Leamington, and met up in Whitnash and agreed to go towards Stratford, into the wind for the first half. It was fairly cold and not long after we started out the rain came down. It wasn't too long before we agreed that going too far would not be a particularly good idea so at Oakley Wood, we stopped, had a two second rethink and decided to cut the ride short but still get tea and cake at a cafe in the centre of Warwick. That idea went down the drain when my bike developed a slow puncture which needed pumping up every mile or so. (Changing the tube was discounted in the rain and cold). We made a dash back to Graham's house and tea, cake, and warmth! Graham kindly offered to repair the tube over the next two weeks and gave me a lift back to Whitnash. What a gent.
All in all a day to forget, with the hoped for 40 miles whittled down to a miserable 13.
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