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There's a full series! Staffs is a really good ride, Goyt is an absolute killer.
Reminds me I need to email Chris and Mike about the road closure above Kerridge.
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Rode the Dark Peak perm yesterday. Forecast was glorious and it seemed wise to test the legs with a few AAA points before the calendar version in a few weeks. To cut a long story short, my legs are garbage (or my gut is too much), but I made it round. Met a couple of riders on Holme Moss, including the organiser of the East Midlands Forests 200k. He was off riding the length of Derbyshire as a route check for a club charity ride.
Good to see the Bank View Cafe is still open. Sporting several vegan options these days too! The resurfaced Mortimer Road was a delight (the downhill bits anyway) and the run down Snake Pass quieter than I'd expected. Almost skipped the Penny Pot Cafe in Edale, but made a late u-turn and was rewarded by BOGOF veggie rolls as they were shutting up for the day.
The "final" climb up Mam Tor was awful. Despite a tailwind, the heat had taken too much out of me and stopped half way up before my heart exploded. The run back down to Marple had a few bonus gradients, in both directions. Feeling a bit tired I went a bit heavy on the brakes for some of these and probably need new pads in the rear now.
Computer recorded highs of 31c, not the best day to be riding in denim cut offs and a flannel shirt. Sense of humor failure trying to get back through Stockport and it's stupid inconsistent cycle signage and one-way systems. All I wanted to do was shower the layers of sunscreen and flies off me.
Back for the calendar version in a couple of weeks.