We set off from the Club Hut at 6.20 am and arrived at Clapham Common in time for a leisurely 8:00 am start to the 2014 British Heart Foundation London to Brighton cycle ride. The team; Paula, Stan (aka Steve), Helen, Ian, Heather and James set off towards Brighton.
There were one or two delays on the way as there were a number of serious accidents involving cyclists which meant that rest of us (there were almost 30,000 on the ride) has to wait while they looked after the casualty in the middle of the roads ahead.
The ride was long (55 miles in total) with a couple of gruelling hills (Turners and Ditchling Beacon) and an equal number of great down hill sections where we could get speeds of up to 40 mph (which can be quite scary). The six of us tried to stay together, for both moral and technical support which was useful when James' back tyre picked up a puncture.
At the top of Ditchling Beacon (the highest part of the ride) we celebrated with an ice cream and then headed down the final hill towards the finish line.
We finally reached the sea front in Brighton at around 6.30 pm. It was a great fun day with some very happy memories.
A HUGE 'thank you' to Richard and Jen for moral support and bringing a big van to drive us back to Bushey at the end of the tiring day.
Who wants to come next year?
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