<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=225" rel="attachment wp-att-225"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-225" title="S&amp;J_Cycle(2011)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SJ_Cycle2011-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a>Once again we're preparing for the annual Cycle4Cynthia charity event. Normally at the end of the summer we have been doing quite a bit of preparation however this hasn't been much of a summer and we certainly hate cycling in very windy weather. So far we've done a couple of 30+ mile cycles which have left us fairly exhausted however it's the thought of then doing another 20 miles that is daunting.
A recent cycle from Rothersthorpe to Daventry took us along a route with some serious hills against a steady 15 mph wind. Of course the idea of cycling into the wind should mean that the wind is behind you on the way back but it never seems to work out that way. There was a particularly steep hill from Newnham to Daventry that found us both pushing our bikes and even that was quite a struggle. This weekend looks as though it's going to be windy again, particularly Sunday when the Met Office are forecasting gale force winds so we're planning to get up early on Saturday morning and cycle into Towcester and back, a total distance of 16 miles. I'll keep you posted on how our efforts go right up to 25th September when we hit the road in earnest.
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