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

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.