Still feeling pretty full after eating a "would you like to go large?" mixed grill at Harvester. Breakfast at Lord's Hill hotel was a very polite affair. Just some porridge and a little scrambled eggs on toast. Sadly today we lost Kash. He had to abandon due to family matters.
As is the norm now. John, jordan and myself rode together for today's stage. There wasn't really much to mention. The terrain was pretty flat, with most of the elevation being back ended on the ride. The rain stayed away and the sun came out. This was Jordan's terrian. Allowing him to get his head and down and power along the lanes. He even out climbed me and John into Bollington. Definitely found d his legs today. Although he was ecstatically happy about two cans of Pepsi Max for a pound from the "Corner Shop" at the top of Bollington.
The view from Gawsworth across to
Sutton Common BT Tower
However others had a mixed day. Iain, team leader, had to buy another wheel. The bearing had gone in the hub. It was late in the day and the shop couldn't repair. Hence new wheel. Sadly Rachel's woes continued. Pat noticed that her pedal was coming loose. So when they stopped to repair it they also noted that her crank arm was loose. Oh and as they stoped to do the repairs Pat didn't unclipped and ended up falling into a hedge. All the bolts tightened up and on they went. Not long after the feed stop we rode up to Andy, Pat and Rachel as they were all at the side of the road. Turns out that Rachel had been stung by a Bee on the inside of her mouth. It was starting to swell up quite badly. A small detour was needed to buy some antihistamines.
We all arrived at Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa. A number of us took advantage of the facilities on offer; sauna, jacuzzi, steam rooms, pool etc... As we were in Dave's neck of the woods he had a quick shower and went off to meet a couple of his cycling buddies. A little later his wife, Yvonne, turned up to drop off some clean clothes and joined us for dinner. Few more insights in to the mind of Dave was had. Pretty much we all had the Shrigley burger.
Another day done. Tomorrow is another short one but quite hilly as we head in to the Yorkshire Dales
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