A quick report on Sunday's ride as none has appeared as yet. Got to the Withys on the last minute to find that PW, PCC & SIS had decided to go out together so there was maybe 16 or more in the group. We also got joined by two female guests who had travelled down from Cumbria with the coach for one of them who followed in his white van! We went the back way to Inskip then the lanes to Cockerham where a couple or so peeled off. Some where on the way there was a piss stop in a village where I found out that SIS don't do cafe stops after New Year! On to Lancaster centre then up (& up, the group splintering a little) past the hospital to pick up the road to Quernmore. I think this is where Matt & others peeled off, the main group going up Jubilee; the big boys in a huddle with the rest of us straggling out before regrouping at the top. This repeated up the Trough (I nearly hung on) with regrouping at the Inn at Whitewell. I should point out that one of the female guests climbed in to her mate's coach's sag wagon part way up the Trough but the other kept up with the big boys without difficulty if I'm not mistaken. After regrouping there was immediately another stop for a puncture, the track pump from the sag wagon being greatly appreciated by those concerned. I'd long since eaten my single energy bar and was feeling a little peckish by this time to say the least. The whole group then rode on through to Chipping and Longridge where I got off at my stop. After a well earned lunch, I had a nap then more lunch......74 miles I made it. I hope that I've got all the details right. And we didn't even get wet really - so much for the Beeb's forecasting.

Thanks to Frank for doing such a brilliant job on the report.