Sunday 27th March

For the first time in a number of weeks the guys outnumbered the girls at Fragola yesterday morning. Jill and Janet were on Rugby duties but they had already ridden to Summertrees with Russ on Saturday.

 

So Jude and Jenny set off for the Priest House in Audlem via the ramp at Madeley and Bar Hill. Unfortunately for once the guys went in entirely the opposite direction heading for Whitegate, Kingsley and Delamere before heading off for a few more hills in the direction of Beeston Castle.

 

Just at the time when the two groups were at there most distant, and whilst climbing Bar Hill Jude had a puncture and all those coffee table discussions about fixing punctures etc became a reality. A phone call or two also demonstrated the limitations of a small "emergency" pump which couldn't be attached to the valve. Fortunately a passing cyclist ( fortunate in two senses. First that he was one of the few local cyclists not riding the Cheshire Cat. Second he was not riding the Cheshire cat because he had overslept following the change in clocks, otherwise he would have been riding the Cheshire Cat) was able to help replace a tube, remove the thorn stuck in the tyre and get them back on track. We have it on good authority that despite arriving at the Priest House in Audlem later than scheduled the fruit cake was still as moist as ever.

 

Meanwhile somewhere in mid / west Cheshire a group of six including five of the Rocket Riders were making their way from Beeston to Bunbury and home via Church Minshull against a seemingly endless flow of Cheshire Cat riders some doing the 100Mile route and others splitting off near Church Minshull to complete the 67Mile route.

 

Needless to say our long standing most social of social members was on hand at Fragola to greet us and share with us coffee. Jude and Jenny duly arrived after their long day.

 

As the evenings now start to get lighter, please feel free to email the group to see if anyone wants a short ride any evening, and of course see you at Fragola next Sunday.

 

For those who do not know about the Rocket Ride then you can find out more by visiting one of the following

 

www.justgiving.com/rocket-ride

or

 http://rocketride2011.blogspot.com/

or

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocket-Ride-2011/151357928251840

 

 

Pete

David Brookes

Nickname Brookie

DOB 1963

Bike TBC

Favourite Food Thai

Most like to say: Where are we?

Will be listening to The Script

Russ

Russ Barton

DOB 1954

Bike Scott CR1

Food Lots of it

Music Coldplay

Gash

Name Andy Green
Known as Gash
Date of Birth 5.5.66
Place of Birth Blackpool
Favourite food Real ale
My Bike Cannondale Synapse
Favourite ride Anywhere uphill
Long term To cycle to Portugal!

Si Tillott

Name - Simon Tillott

Birthplace - Congleton

DOB - 1971 (40 this year so must be fit & slim!)

Favourite Food - Cheese & Onion Pie (see above - must eat less cheese & onion pie!)

Playlist - Progressive House Music - bit of a bedroom DJ.

Bikes - Winter Claud Butler Milano
- Commute Claud Butler Levante
- Something light(wife's approval pending)

Paddy Hayes

Name

AKA Paddy Dingle
Date of Birth Uncertain c1955
Place of Birth Emmerdale
Bike Giant Super Rusty
Favourite food Carling
Favourite ride Arran 2010
Long term To survive

George Elphick

Name George Elphick
Date of birth 1966
Place of Birth Wales
Favourite food Beans on toast
Bike Trek 4.9 unless it’s broken again
Favourite ride Anywhere downhill
Long term To continue playing rugby
Musical Hero Justin Bieber