Fri, Jul 29, 2011 - 9.60 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster to York

Fri, Jul 29, 2011 - 9.60 mi [Cycling]
9.60 mi in 00:37:45 hours at 15.26 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] NOTE TO SELF : When booked on a Fixed Ticket train allow more than 45 minutes to leave the brewery at Tadcaster, change into cyle gear and sort the panniers, then cycle to York and lock up the bike and get to Platform 11.
Made it with 4 minutes to spare but it was head down full speed riding all the way.

Thu, Jul 28, 2011 - 10.82 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster York

Thu, Jul 28, 2011 - 10.82 mi [Cycling]
10.82 mi in 00:45:21 hours at 14.32 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Fog along the Vale of York this morning which really cooled the temperature by about 10 degrees - the sun came out about 1 mile from Tadcaster & instantly it was HOT

Wed, Jul 27, 2011 - 11.77 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster Copmanthorpe York

Wed, Jul 27, 2011 - 11.77 mi [Cycling]
11.77 mi in 00:47:14 hours at 14.95 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Cycle back to York tonight via Copmanthorpe and a few nice glasses of Deuchars in the Royal Oak.

Wed, Jul 27, 2011 - 10.68 mi [Cycling] York Tadcaster

Wed, Jul 27, 2011 - 10.68 mi [Cycling]
10.68 mi in 00:48:02 hours at 13.34 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Commute to Tadcaster - easy riding this morning .. a lovely July morning

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 - 10.94 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster York

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 - 10.94 mi [Cycling]
10.94 mi in 00:46:56 hours at 13.99 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Ride back along the A64 to York took a detour again to finish along the River Ouse ... and to get the 20 miles in today

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 - 9.62 mi [Cycling] York Tadcaster

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 - 9.62 mi [Cycling]
9.62 mi in 00:42:30 hours at 13.58 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Routine ride from York Station to Tadcaster but the train journey wasn't routine ... not every day you make way for a Dame which I did at Darlington today when Dame Tanni Grey Thompson got on my train just as I was going back to my seat from my usual change in the toilets into my cycle gear.

Sat, Jul 23, 2011 - 6.53 mi [Cycling] South Shields to Jarrow

Sat, Jul 23, 2011 - 6.53 mi [Cycling]
6.53 mi in 00:27:56 hours at 14.03 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] Quite an easy ride home from South Shields feeling very fresh ... considering.

Sat, Jul 23, 2011 - 101.47 mi [Cycling] Silloth to South Shields

 Sat, Jul 23, 2011 - 101.47 mi [Cycling]

101.47 mi in 06:17:34 hours at 16.12 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] Well what can I say - a beautiful day and a fab ride across England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea in just over 6 hours !!! very easy riding and I nearly snatched the Polka Dot jersey getting to the top of Greenhead bank 2nd !!
Between about 20 riders we had 4 punctures and a broken saddle which slowed us down a bit but despite a headwind ffrom Newcastle it was very nice to see South Shields seafront and to get the 100 miles in :-)

Photographs

0 Miles : The Gateshead RFC Team on the front at Silloth ready to
set off on our Coast to Coast Ride.

45 Miles : Cycling along the Military Road near Vindolanda
after cycing up Greehead Bank - aboou a 600 feet climb in
half a mile.

45 Miles : Cycling along the Military Road and really enjoying
the Day - fantastic weather & scenery and plenty energy
in the old legs.

49 Miles : Well after 49 Miles we were due a refreshment so
we took a quick detour into the Twice Brewed Inn which had a
lovely Beer Garden out the back. 

49 Miles : We posed for a photograph of the Team which
was doing the C2C in One Day - we had left the 2 dayers behind
at Lanercost.

55 miles : Cycling down the fast downhill on the Stanegate - here we are

just going past Grindon Lough hitting spees approaching 40 mph on an

absolutely glorious day for cycling.

93 Miles : crossing the Millenium Bridge.

93 Miles : Still riding with style along the Quayside.

93 Miles : The third puncture of the day - there was to be
one more in Hebburn - luckily none were my bike ! 

102 Miles : The Team all rolled into the finish together after a
cycling time of 6 hrs 17 minutes.

Fri, Jul 22, 2011 - 12.25 mi [Cycling] Wigton to Silloth

Fri, Jul 22, 2011 - 12.25 mi [Cycling]
12.25 mi in 00:44:39 hours at 16.46 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] Beautiful ride from Wigton train station to Silloth along flat smooth and quiet roads - All ready for tomorrow Coast to Coast

Fri, Jul 22, 2011 - 7.43 mi [Cycling] Home to Newcastle

Fri, Jul 22, 2011 - 7.43 mi [Cycling]
7.43 mi in 00:32:44 hours at 13.62 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] Early morning ride up to Central Station to get a train up to Edinburgh - full of anticipation this morning as tonight I head off to Silloth to do a Coast to Coast ride on Saturday.

Wed, Jul 20, 2011 - 9.61 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster

Wed, Jul 20, 2011 - 9.61 mi [Cycling]
9.61 mi in 00:36:49 hours at 15.66 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Fast ride to York Station tonight to catch a Train and I only left myself 45 minutes - well I made the Train but day I was off to Manchester not home !

Mon, Jul 18, 2011 - 7.42 mi [Cycling] Newwcastle to Jarrow

Mon, Jul 18, 2011 - 7.42 mi [Cycling]
7.42 mi in 00:30:39 hours at 14.53 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Arrived back into Newcastle in an absolute Squall - a very wet, cold and careful ride home ensued arriving nice and dry without any incidents despite incredibly wet roads to negotiate.

Mon, Jul 18, 2011 - 7.19 mi [Cycling] Jarrow to Newcastle

Mon, Jul 18, 2011 - 7.19 mi [Cycling]
7.19 mi in 00:29:32 hours at 14.61 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Ouch this was tough - about to leave this morning when I realised both my bike locks were on my bike in York. A hunt round the house resulted in finding a chain and padlock but it left me only 35 minutes till the train left ....
Head down and full power into a headwind all the way to Newcastle and ..... Did it with 5 minutes to spare :-)

Fri, Jul 15, 2011 - 10.68 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster

Fri, Jul 15, 2011 - 10.68 mi [Cycling]
10.68 mi in 00:48:45 hours at 13.14 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Morning ride into Tadcaster slight diversion along the River Ouse

Thu, Jul 14, 2011 - 10.67 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster to York

Thu, Jul 14, 2011 - 10.67 mi [Cycling]
10.67 mi in 00:42:30 hours at 15.06 mi/h on Hire Hire. [Cycling] The weather remains good but it is midweek and as usual its forecast to go rapidly downhill for the weekend :-(
Anyway another diversion tonight I took the cycle path from York College across the Racecourse then along Terry Lane and the Millenium Bridge again - a lovely night along the Ouse.

Thu, Jul 14, 2011 - 10.11 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster

Thu, Jul 14, 2011 - 10.11 mi [Cycling]
10.11 mi in 00:41:44 hours at 14.54 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Beautiful morning - made a slight detour through Bishophill and Copmanthorpe so I could cycle down the east bound carriageway of the A64 and catch a bit free wind off the passing traffic - anyway the extra few yards took me through the 10 mile mark this morning.

Wed, Jul 13, 2011 - 10.69 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster to York

Wed, Jul 13, 2011 - 10.69 mi [Cycling]
10.69 mi in 00:43:55 hours at 14.60 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Strange wind tonight - it seemed to be head on no matter which way I was riding ! Slight diversion taken tonight to cycle along Terry lane and along the river past the Millenium Bridge - very pleasant indeed.

Wed, Jul 13, 2011 - 9.76 mi [Cycling] York to Tadcaster

Wed, Jul 13, 2011 - 9.76 mi [Cycling] 9.76 mi in 00:43:17 hours at 13.53 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Back along the A64 to Tadcaster - the usual headwind and quite tired this morning but there was plenty in these legs to clock a respectable average pace

Tue, Jul 12, 2011 - 2.30 mi [Cycling] Moss-Side to Manchester

Tue, Jul 12, 2011 - 2.30 mi [Cycling]
2.30 mi in 00:14:15 hours at 9.68 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Cycle from the brewery back to Piccadilly Station to catch a late train back to York.

Tue, Jul 12, 2011 - 1.24 mi [Cycling] Manchester to Moss-Side

Tue, Jul 12, 2011 - 1.24 mi [Cycling]
1.24 mi in 00:06:35 hours at 11.30 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Commute back to the Brewery from Jury's

Mon, Jul 11, 2011 - 1.85 mi [Cycling] Moss Side to Manchester

Mon, Jul 11, 2011 - 1.85 mi [Cycling]
1.85 mi in 00:10:32 hours at 10.54 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Cycle back from Royal Brewery in Manchester to Jury's Inn on Great Bridgewater Street

Sun, Jul 10, 2011 - 47.09 mi [Cycling] Scorton Gunnerside Swaledale Loop

Sun, Jul 10, 2011 - 47.09 mi [Cycling]
47.09 mi in 03:39:24 hours at 12.88 mi/h on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] Great day and some great scenery through Swaledale today it was so nice we even took a diversion over to Marske which added a climb of 600 feet at about 10% gradient before dropping intro Richmond and a strong finish back through Brompton on Swale to Scorton



Photographs :

24 miles : The village of Gunnerside high up in Swaledale were we
stopped for a Cup of Tea and a nice Cheese & Sundried tomato
Scone - well worth the effort getting there.

29 miles : looking across Swaledale towards Reeth from near
Fremlington - beautiful scenery & a beautiful day. 

29 miles : The same spot this time looking back up the valley towards
Gunnerside.

Thu, Jul 7, 2011 - 7.89 mi [Cycling] Washington to Jarrow

Thu, Jul 7, 2011 - 7.89 mi [Cycling]
7.89 mi in 00:31:29 hours at 15.04 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Drop off at Washington Birtley services I was quickly on the bike and home from Tadcaster in record time having bypassed the usual metro journey from Newcastle. Climb up through Springwell then it was a fast descent down Leam Lane peaking at 30.9 mph

Thu, Jul 7, 2011 - 8.13 mi [Cycling] Dringhouses to York

Thu, Jul 7, 2011 - 8.13 mi [Cycling]
8.13 mi in 00:37:32 hours at 13.00 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Strong headwind this morning and threatening black clouds surrounded wet roads ,,, but I found a gap and missed the rain. Even produced a good speed along the A64.

Wed, Jul 6, 2011 - 8.10 mi [Cycling] Tadcaster to Dringhouses

Wed, Jul 6, 2011 - 8.10 mi [Cycling]
8.10 mi in 00:28:31 hours at 17.04 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Very fast ride with a strengthening tailwind past what was the biggest traffic jam on the A64 - all 7 miles from Tadcaster to Copmanthorpe was a line of traffic going nowhere after a prison transfer van had overturned on the Tadcaster bypass - police were flying all over the place and I for one was very very happy to be on my bike :-)

Wed, Jul 6, 2011 - 9.60 mi [Cycling] York Tadcaster

Wed, Jul 6, 2011 - 9.60 mi [Cycling]
9.60 mi in 00:41:32 hours at 13.87 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Sunny day and beat the rain into Tadcaster - slight headwind but still able to manage near 15mph along the A64

Sat, Jul 2, 2011 - 28.77 mi [Cycling] Carnoustie Tayport Loop

Sat, Jul 2, 2011 - 28.77 mi [Cycling]
28.77 mi in 02:05:15 hours at 13.78 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] Well it was a beautiful morning so I was off down the N1 cyclepath again and this time the Tay Bridge crossing was my aim. I had my camera and decided I should add this bridge crossing to my Youtube collection !!!

Anyway my timing was perfection as I caught the river Tay at slack water and it was a magnificent ripple free mirror and I took lots of pics before a fast ride over the Tay bridge to tayport followd by an even faster ride back across it reaching a max of 28.5 mph. Back along the cyclepath to Carnoustie was then followed by my worst round of the weekend ...
Perhaps 30 miles is a bit far to cycle before a round of golf and to expect it to be good !!
I would rest tomorrow as Carnoustie Championship Course beckoned and wanted to do it justice.


Photographs :

6.5 miles Looking across the Tay towards Tayport from
Broughty Ferry

7 miles : This is the Castle at Broughty Ferry

7 miles : A wide angle view of Broughty Ferry Castle and my first
view of the Tay Bridge which really does run uphill heading south.

8 miles : The view along the Tay to Dundee from Broughty Ferry

11 miles : The North Carr Lightship now sittiing in a dock in
Dundee not far from the bridge.

11 miles : The Road Bridge with the Rail Bridge behind and
below on a ripple free slack water on the River Tay.

11 miles : Looking east from the bridge.

11 miles : More beautiful reflections of sky and clouds.

11 miles : A very still Tay now

11 miles : a view from the bridge with its reflection in the river.

13 miles : A plaque at the South end of the bridge to commemorate the collapse
of the Tay bridge in 1879

13 miles : Sculpture just by the bridge on the south end (Y ?)

15 miles : The High & Low lights at Tayport used to help ships navigate
the shipping channels in the River.

Fri, Jul 1, 2011 - 20.26 mi [Cycling] Carnoustie to Broughty Ferry Loop

Fri, Jul 1, 2011 - 20.26 mi [Cycling]
20.26 mi in 01:20:08 hours at 15.17 mi/h on Pinnacle Hybrid. [Cycling] First day in Carnoustie for the golf and I decided to have a look around town before our 1st round of golf.
And I immediately found the N1 national cycle path which went along the Carnousite Links and past Panmure, Monifieth and Broughty ferry where I decided I must turn back to make the golf. The full route was traffic free and flat and made for great cycling. I must make time tomorrow to croo the Tay bridge and take some photos.