May 2011 - Monthly Stats

Number of Rides = 21
Total Distance = 291.35 miles
Time in Saddle = 14hrs 09mins 56s
Average Speed = 12.10 mph
Total Elevation Gain = 6,879 Feet
Total Calories = 10,126

Longest Ride in the Month was 15.45 miles on Tuesday 31st York to Tadcaster via Acaster Malbis Appleton Roebuck & Bolton Percy.

Tue, May 31, 2011 - 11.40 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster York

Tue, May 31, 2011 - 11.40 mi [Cycling]
11.40 mi in 00:45:00 hours at 15.20 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
What a nice tailwind tonight cycling back to York - Yes tailwind - 
1st of the month I think !!
Anyway a fast ride to the station with a slight detour along Terry Lane and 
the River Ouse just to make sure i got the 200 miles in for the month !!

Tue, May 31, 2011 - 15.45 mi [Cycling] York Tadcaster via Acaster Malbis

Tue, May 31, 2011 - 15.45 mi [Cycling]
15.45 mi in 01:09:00 hours at 13.43 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Lovely warm sunny day so added a few muiles to my commute to Tadcaster 
to get the monthly stats up.

Mon, May 30, 2011 - 7.05 mi [Cycling] Newcastle to Jarrow

Mon, May 30, 2011 - 7.05 mi [Cycling]

7.05 mi in 00:32:30 hours at 13.02 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 
Lovely cycle home this evening on two hard tyres after I managed to buy 
myself a new inflator ... at last

Mon, May 30, 2011 - 7.26 mi [Cycling] Jarrow to Newcastle

Mon, May 30, 2011 - 7.26 mi [Cycling]
7.26 mi in 00:28:26 hours at 15.32 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 
early morning cycle to Newcastle to catch the 7:41 to Edinburgh - 
nice warm morning and that wind has finally dropped - still have a very 
soft back tyre though ... where oh where diod i put my inflator ??

Sat, May 28, 2011 - 6.61 mi [Cycling] Home to Heworth GC & Return

Sat, May 28, 2011 - 6.61 mi [Cycling]

6.61 mi in 00:28:34 hours at 13.88 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 
Strong wind today - cycle to the golf course and back ... much faster back - 
Oops I broke the speed limit - 30.3 mph !!!

Fri, May 27, 2011 - 18.07 mi - Jarrow Dunston Jarrow

Fri, May 27, 2011 - 18.07 mi [Cycling]
8.07 mi in 01:15:27 hours at 14.37 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 
Blustery day - tough headwind this morning - but an easy ride home. 
The Quayside was being transformed ahead of the Evolution Concert 
this weekend - 1st ride for over a week and the back tyre was seriously 
low in pressure which didn't help either.

Tue, May 17, 2011 - 9.55 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster to York

Tue, May 17, 2011 - 9.55 mi [Cycling]
9.55 mi in 00:33:44 hours at 16.99 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Very Very Fast cycle back to York ... perhaps the fact I'm off on holiday for a 
week now gave me an extra spring in the legs - oh and the tailwind helped.

Tue, May 17, 2011 - 9.49 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster

Tue, May 17, 2011 - 9.49 mi [Cycling]
9.49 mi in 00:43:48 hours at 13.00 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Toughish cycle to Tadcaster with the wind ... you've guessed it AGAINST AGAIN.
Anyway I was in fine spirits after a 6am start to catch a train from Manchester - The reason ??
Well as I went through 5 miles just near Bilbrough I clocked up 1000 miles for the Year :-)

Fri, May 13, 2011 - 9.20 mi [Cycling] Dunston to Jarrow

Fri, May 13, 2011 - 9.20 mi [Cycling]
8.97 mi in 00:32:30 hours at 16.56 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 
Fantastic cycling home - even had a tailwind - close to 30mph on the flat.

Fri, May 13, 2011 - 9.20 mi [Cycling] Jarrow to Dunston

Fri, May 13, 2011 - 9.20 mi [Cycling]
9.20 mi in 00:36:34 hours at 15.10 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 
Heavy rain showers threatening but I picked the right moment and caught 
about the only 30 mins this morning it didn't rain to do one of my last rides 
into Dunston - there's very little of the brewery left these days- Fast, smooth 
effortless cycling - Don't you just love May !

Thu, May 12, 2011 - 9.54 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster to York

Thu, May 12, 2011 - 9.54 mi [Cycling]


9.54 mi in 00:35:42 hours at 16.03 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Very fast cycle back into York tonight even held up by most of the traffic 
lights on Tadcaster Road. York was very busy with Race traffic as well 
and I even managed to share the platform with Alan Shearer although 
he got the later train (mustn't have been able to afford an open Ticket 
like me !!)

Thu, May 12, 2011 - 10.73 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster

Thu, May 12, 2011 - 10.73 mi [Cycling]
10.73 mi in 00:47:54 hours at 13.44 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Cycle into Tadcaster early this morning via Terry Road and across the 
Racetrack before today's racing started

Wed, May 11, 2011 - 15.32 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster to York via Acaster Malbis

Wed, May 11, 2011 - 15.32 mi [Cycling]


15.32 mi in 01:05:45 hours at 13.98 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Beautiful evening for a cycle back to York the scenic way turning right 
over the Wharfe in Tadcaster and then the back lanes through Bolton Percy, 
Appleton Roebuck and Acaster Malbis before heading up the cycle path 
which was the old Selby railway line and into York along Terry Lane 
past the Millenium Bridge.





Photographs :

0 miles : This is Tadcaster Brewery were the famous John Smith's is brewed

3.7 miles : Bolton Percy cricket field being rolled.

4.7 miles : The view looking south towards Eggborough Power Station and
circling above was a Chinook helicopter.

4.7 miles : Th main East Coast Train Line - I waited 15 minutes
and the only train that passed was this little one.

5 miles : An old windmill just before the lovely village
of Appleton Roebuck.

5 miles : I crept through the Oil Rapeseed fields to get a closer
shot of the windmill with some clouds which appear to
be billowing out of it against a gorgeous blue sky.

5 miles : Inside an abandoned windmill.

9.2 miles : The river Ouse near Acaster Malbis.

9.2 miles : A closer look at a river barge.

9.5 miles : The village pub in Acaster Malbis is the Ship Inn and there's a
lovely patio area out front which overlooks the River Ouse- didn't stop
this time but a future visit is planned.

10.9 miles : The bridge across the River Ouse between Acaster Malbis and
Naburn is the old Selby Railway line which has now been turned into an
excellent cycle path with lots of scultures along the route. Here we can see
a huge metal framework fisherman fishing the Ouse with great expectation.

11.1 miles : Along the 10 mile length of the cycle path the

9 planets have been laid out to scale with pluto being

10 miles down the path near Riccall. This is Jupiter which 

can be found near Bishopthorpe. Not only are the distances 

between theplanets to scale but the actual size of the planets is 

scaled as well - Jupiter is about football size whereas the earth

is only about a large marble size.

12.2 miles : This is the sun .... well actually 2 suns as the real one is in the
background - It's almost a Solar eclipse ! The sun can be found just under
the A64 on the York side near the College.

13.1 miles : This is the view from about the 5 furlong marker on the finishing
straight at York Racecourse (The Knavesmire). The races were actually on the
next 2 days - you can see the grandstand in the distance.

14.4 miles : The Millenium Bridge in York which was opened
in 2001 ... lol

Wed, May 11, 2011 - 9.60 mi [Cycling]

Wed, May 11, 2011 - 9.60 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster
9.60 mi in 00:45:23 hours at 12.69 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Commute from the Station into Tadcaster - reasonably stiff Headwind 
which wasn't helped by very low tyre pressures - when I checked they 
were only about 15 - 20 psi

Sun, May 8, 2011 - 12.49 mi [Cycling] Birkrigg Ulverston Canal

Sun, May 8, 2011 - 12.49 mi [Cycling] Birkrigg Ulverston Canal
12.49 mi in 00:53:53 hours at 13.91 mi/h on Carrera Road. [Cycling] What to do on a Sunday afternoon ? Well it was a quick blast over Birkrigg Common & along the coast to Canal End following the Canal back through town. Georgeous day for cycling - In between the showers (which I managed !!)



Photographs :

1 mile : Open roads on the way to Birkrigg.

2 miles : Looking back down the road over Birkrigg - hard to see but it's
about a 10% climb - you can see the Old Man of Consiton in the background.

2 miles : The same view but looking slightly further west - you can just see
Hoad Monument far right - you will get a much closer look at it Hoad
later in the blog at 10 miles.

2 miles : - Quite a good zoom on this camera - here's the same view

4 miles : Over the far side of Birkrigg Common is Birkrigg Stone Circle and this
is the view looking down towards Bardsea and Morecambe Bay.

4 miles :  closer look at Morecambe Bay

6 miles : Half a tree .. in the field on the coast road heading
back into Ulverston.

10 miles : Canal End, Ulverston 

10 miles : A quiet seat to sit and consider things...

10 miles : A closer view of the Leven Viaduct which links
the railway between Ulverston & Cark across the Morecambe
Bay.

10 miles : A close up view of the Leven Viaduct.

10 miles : Hoad Monument close up from the Town end of
the Canal.

Sat, May 7, 2011 - 13.16 mi [Cycling] Heworth GC Loop

13.16 mi in 00:53:16 hours at 14.82 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 
Cycle to the Golf Club to put my name down for next weekends comps. 
Decided to ride along Follinsby Lane through Boldon and down the 
John Reid Road just to complete a half marathon !

Tues, May 3, 2011 - 5.92 mi [Cycling] - Bilbrough to York

Tues, May 3, 2011 - 5.92 mi [Cycling]
5.92 mi in 00:24:56 hours at 14.25 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Cycle from the Three Hares in Bilbrouugh to York station just in time 
for the 9:10 to Manchester

Tues, May 3, 2011 - 4.49 mi [Cycling] - Tadcaster to Bilbrough

Tues, May 3, 2011 - 4.49 mi [Cycling]
4.49 mi in 00:20:38 hours at 13.06 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Ride after work to have a drink in the beer garden behind the Three Hares 
in Bilbrough on a lovely night. I reccomend the Copper Dragon Pippin - 
really light and hoppy summer ale.

Tues, May 3, 2011 - 9.85 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster

Tues, May 3, 2011 - 9.85 mi [Cycling]
9.85 mi in 00:41:08 hours at 14.37 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] 
Forgot my garmin today to log this ride and blog it but I did manage to 
record it on my phone app - just need to figure out how to export from 
the app now onto my blog.

Sun, May 01, 2011 - 7.20 mi Forth Bridge

Thu, May 5, 2011 - 7.20 mi [Cycling]

7.20 mi in 00:35:48 hours at 12.07 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] 

Very early morning ride around South Queensferry dropping off a travel bug - 

followed by a nice ride across the Bridge & back.

April 2011 - Monthly Stats

Number of Rides = 20
Total Distance = 240.71 miles
Time in Saddle = 16hrs 17mins 43s
Average Speed = 12.90 mph
Total Elevation Gain = 7253 Feet
Calories = 10226

Longest Ride in the Month was 44.63 miles on Saturday 30th Forth Road Bridge, Kincardine Bridge Loop