Lejog for wimps please- or am I on my own? ( merged )

[cycleruk]

It's my 71st birthday today a short ride with lifelong friend John B who celebrates his 70th today and out with the family for a meal tonight.
I'm Looking forward to the Wimps Lejog in June/July its the second highlight of the year.
The first was our Golden Wedding which was on March 23rd

Happy birthday to you and John and many happy returns.
A grand day and the sun shines on the righteous, as they say.

9 weeks today to the Go.
Do you think the weather will be this good, hope it's not too hot.

[John100]

Happy birthday you 2. Have a great day. Off to Bruges for 4 days so no cycling

[oldmanonabike]

It's my 71st birthday today a short ride with lifelong friend John B who celebrates his 70th today and out with the family for a meal tonight.
I'm Looking forward to the Wimps Lejog in June/July its the second highlight of the year.
The first was our Golden Wedding which was on March 23rd

Happy birthday to you and John and many happy returns.
A grand day and the sun shines on the righteous, as they say.

9 weeks today to the Go.
Do you think the weather will be this good, hope it's not too hot.

Don't worry about the weather according to my infallible memory nickeveson promised to sort out perfect cycling weather with a permanent 10mph tailwind all the way

[KFT]

Happy Birthday to you both. Have a great day and enjoy your meal tonight.
If you're unsure where to go some friends I was with in February highly recommended the Fir Tree at Crook - you can get proper Steak Pie

[sbcoombs]

It's my 71st birthday today a short ride with lifelong friend John B who celebrates his 70th today and out with the family for a meal tonight.
I'm Looking forward to the Wimps Lejog in June/July its the second highlight of the year.
The first was our Golden Wedding which was on March 23rd

Happy birthday to you both. I hope you both have a lovely day.
With you anniversary and LEJOG, it’s a big year.

First ride out on a road bike in 6 months so a happy day for me. Surprisingly quicker than the MTB.

[oldmanonabike]

Happy Birthday to you both. Have a great day and enjoy your meal tonight.
If you're unsure where to go some friends I was with in February highly recommended the Fir Tree at Crook - you can get proper Steak Pie

What a coincidence that's where we are going

[Mick F]

Crook?
Standish Lower Ground?
Wigan?

My father's people came from Crook. He was born 363 Gidlow Lane Wigan and played the organ in Crook chapel as a young man.

[cycleruk]

Crook?
Standish Lower Ground?
Wigan?

My father's people came from Crook. He was born 363 Gidlow Lane Wigan and played the organ in Crook chapel as a young man.

Different "Crook" Mick
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cro ... d-1.743545

[KFT]

First ride out on a road bike in 6 months so a happy day for me. Surprisingly quicker than the MTB.

Bet it's great to be back on the bike again properly after so long - quick ride as well- looks lile Landsurfer was right - even into a headwind you'll still be too quick!

[Mick F]

Crook?
Standish Lower Ground?
Wigan?

My father's people came from Crook. He was born 363 Gidlow Lane Wigan and played the organ in Crook chapel as a young man.

Different "Crook" Mick
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cro ... d-1.743545

Silly me!
Crooke is the place I meant, not Crook.

Just shows you how long it has been since I was anywhere near there. I was a teenager back then.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cro ... -2.6767333

[sbcoombs]

Bet it's great to be back on the bike again properly after so long - quick ride as well- looks lile Landsurfer was right - even into a headwind you'll still be too quick!

I certainly is while the weather is so nice. I would love to think I’m always that quick. I met a group from a local club and tucked in the draft for around 20 miles. They were doing about 23mph, on an 80 mile ride.

[cycleruk]

Crook?
Standish Lower Ground?
Wigan?

My father's people came from Crook. He was born 363 Gidlow Lane Wigan and played the organ in Crook chapel as a young man.

Different "Crook" Mick
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cro ... d-1.743545

Silly me!
Crooke is the place I meant, not Crook.

Just shows you how long it has been since I was anywhere near there. I was a teenager back then.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cro ... -2.6767333

Still am a 17 year old teenager - only somewhere along the line the digits have got reversed.

[Mick F]

I can reverse mine at the moment.
I'm 56, and next year will be ok, but the year after won't be at all.

[oldmanonabike]

Wimps Strava Club
Flash did longest ride most total distance and most climbing
Sbcoombs was second in all three
KFt was third in total distance and longest ride
Paulatic completed the list with third most climbing
Great to see Sbcoombs back out on a road bike
Note to self must do better

[sbcoombs]

Wimps Strava Club

Great to see Sbcoombs back out on a road bike
Note to self must do better

Now the sun is out, or at least it was, you really have no excuses. Time waits for no man and June 23rd is racing toward us.