Harder Day in the Peaks 2020 edition

Live update 3: Clement and the tourists tried their first Bakewell puddings. The group split a few times to tackle differing climbs. Made it back to Sheffield and pints a plenty.

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I would really have liked to be a part of this. When is the next one?

Great ride. It was nice to meet you all.

Thanks @The_Seldom_Killer for a "character building" route.

Clement

😍

Well done chaps. Completely in awe of anyone even walking up Winnats...

Highlights:

• despite LNER's best efforts to mess up bike reservations, getting us all to Sheffield
  
• silly but stunning route (2.5k of Peaks elevation)
  
• slow motion CX on the broken road
  
• Thornbridge Session Pale, and that full English
  
  

Negatives

• none.
  

Hats off. Some tough climbing in there. Winnats is a slog on gears. My knees hurt thinking about doing it SS.

Looks like a fabulous day out, sad I couldn't make it in the end but count me in for the next one.

I wouldn't mind offering a geary Ride of the Falling Leaves style ride in mid-October.

I'll sort out a HDP for mid/late March next year unless someone feels eager to draw up a route.

#brexit

I was thinking May :)
I need to go to peak District before I leave this country.

If I'm available then I'm happy to guide you around in May otherwise I can offer route drawing services.

Sick. Thanks. I'll try and find some weekend to do this.

Well strong. My son lives in Sheffield and he baulked at this. Good work :)

Live update.

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Best day out on the bike I've had. Period.

Many thanks to @The_Seldom_Killer for putting the route together. Hope to see you all again next year.

Photo bomb incoming.

5 minutes in. First puncture of the day. Not to worry - Clement is on hand with the pear brandy and smokes.

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Cafe stop in Hope.

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The route says it's this way!

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Winnats.

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Obligatory bike pile.

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More like this I think? Ace pics. Ta!

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Only one I've got. Also I owe Ben some lunch monies but not sure what his username is...

Amazing day, was great fun. Even though my sense of humour got close to catastrophic failure at times!

Many thanks to all that made this happen.

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Yep, what an excellent day with a great crew. Great to finally meet OG forum audax/fixie legend @The_Seldom_Killer, thanks for meeting us and leading us out of town, and most importantly stitching together a great route for us. Much appreciated! Good to have some local riders join us too.

It was a tough day (for me at least) in windy conditions. When I went back up Man Tor solo I realised it would have been a hard day to ride on my own. Which makes Team Tubeless' efforts to catch the group that much more impressive.

Can't wait for the next one! I'd like to be a bit fitter next time.

Took a load of photos, some better than others. Here

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