Humiliated
The cycling team took part in a pub quiz last night. On the face of it one would think we had a reasonable chance, we had a team of 9 people ranging from 16yrs to 65 and a wide range of backgrounds. Just as a Joker card we also had Pat, an American. The quiz was split into 3 parts with a prize for each part. Part 1 was general knowledge, Part 2 was music and Part 3 was a written quiz that you do when answering Part 1 and 2.
Our scores: Part 1: 12 points. Part 2: 11 points. Part 3: 8 points. Alas, the quizzes were out of 30, 25 and 20 respectfully with the winning teams romping home with 24, 22 and 18. We left with our tails between our legs having been put firmly in our places.
Acton Bridge to Clayton-Le-Dale (circa 5 miles north of Blackburn): 55 Miles
The day started off nicely with a continuation of yesterdays ride - tail wind and flat open roads. Flew along for the first 15 miles. Alas we flew right onto the outskirts of Manchester and spent the next 15 miles in Manchunian Suburbia, visiting boroughs such as Wigan, Warrington and Bolton. Unfortunately there is no way around it, other than a massive detour. The ride was not all that bad, just quite busy roads and pretty run down surroundings. One can definitely say that we did not visit the part of Cheshire where the Wives and Girlfriends live.
Popped out the other end and up and over some moors with a couple of toughish 2 mile climbs before skirting through the edge of Blackburn, staying in the ribble valley. Tomorrow is going to be a tough day with a 5 mile and 8 mile climb up over the moors. We can see them from where we are staying - picture herewith.
Stats for day:
Time spent cycling: 4hrs 18 mins
Average speed: 12.6mph
Max speed: 39.5 mph
Miles of Manchester cycled through that could possibly have spawned the expression "it's grim up north": Several.
Our scores: Part 1: 12 points. Part 2: 11 points. Part 3: 8 points. Alas, the quizzes were out of 30, 25 and 20 respectfully with the winning teams romping home with 24, 22 and 18. We left with our tails between our legs having been put firmly in our places.
Acton Bridge to Clayton-Le-Dale (circa 5 miles north of Blackburn): 55 Miles
The day started off nicely with a continuation of yesterdays ride - tail wind and flat open roads. Flew along for the first 15 miles. Alas we flew right onto the outskirts of Manchester and spent the next 15 miles in Manchunian Suburbia, visiting boroughs such as Wigan, Warrington and Bolton. Unfortunately there is no way around it, other than a massive detour. The ride was not all that bad, just quite busy roads and pretty run down surroundings. One can definitely say that we did not visit the part of Cheshire where the Wives and Girlfriends live.
Popped out the other end and up and over some moors with a couple of toughish 2 mile climbs before skirting through the edge of Blackburn, staying in the ribble valley. Tomorrow is going to be a tough day with a 5 mile and 8 mile climb up over the moors. We can see them from where we are staying - picture herewith.
Stats for day:
Time spent cycling: 4hrs 18 mins
Average speed: 12.6mph
Max speed: 39.5 mph
Miles of Manchester cycled through that could possibly have spawned the expression "it's grim up north": Several.
posted by Chris Pugh at 5:31 pm
1 Comments:
Hey Chris! A big hello from us at CCP. Everyone started today and, of course, we are avidly following the blog. Very impressed that you're already at Manchester!
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